"The Working Poor"

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This paper discusses Shipler's book, which is an insightful look into the plight of the working poor in modern America. It explains that Shipler creates a complex but compelling portrait of the struggles of the working poor to escape the cycles of poverty. It concludes that it is only through the creation of a political will, and the ensuing intervention of government, community, and the corporate world that the working poor have any hope of improvement in their lives.

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"In The Working Poor, Shipler presents a thorough portrait of the lives and circumstances of the 35 million working poor in America. These Americans are those who are caught in relatively low paying, dead-end jobs, and who face enormous struggles in order to better their lot in the word. There jobs often offer little in the way of benefits or opportunities in advancement. They are the people that we see every day, but do not acknowledge: the workers in fast food restaurants and bakeries, stockers at major stores, and others who provide menial labor in America."

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