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A 4 page essay that summarizes and analyzes Katherine S. Newman's anthropological study of inner-city working poor, No Shame In My Game (1999). The writer argues that this text is revealing and often contradicts many of the preconceived notions concerning the poor that are prevalent in US culture. No additional sources cited.
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the poor that are prevalent in US culture. For example, Newman argues that, contrary to popular belief, the values of the poor do not need to be "reworked." She
presents case studies of families and individuals whose allegiance to the work ethic is as strong, if not stronger, as anyone in the middle class. It is from this perspective
that she draws her title, which refers to the fact that work, in and of itself has value, regardless of its low status or low wage. Urban restructuring has
always been detrimental to minorities. Decades ago, the "white flight" of middle class whites to suburbs robbed inner cities of economic diversity. When whites venture back into inner-city areas, via
renovations to old buildings, new condos, etc., their return serves to push low-income people from these neighborhoods. In Newmans text, the reader learns first-hand how a depressed job market affects
the lives of ghetto youth. In the inner-city, many ghetto youth pursue employment with a diligence that is surprising. They seek jobs in clothing outlets, pharmacies, sporting goods
stores, as well as at the fast food restaurants that Newman profiles. They seek jobs for many reasons. While, of course, these young people are interested in earning money, they
are also seeing to gain protection from the pressures of the street and, often, to escape trouble at home and in their neighborhoods (Newman, 1999). They are anxious to
relieve their families of at least some of the financial burden that they represent to their parents. This economic pressure causes some ghetto youth to start employment before they are
actually old enough to work legally. Newman tells of Tamara, who started selling newspaper at 11, and Tiffany, who bagged groceries at the age of 10 and worked as a
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