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"On the Same Page Lehigh" joins the First Year Students (Class of '07) Reading Program in reading together to explore the societal themes presented in Barbara Ehrenreich's book, Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America (Henry Holt, 2001).

Ms. Ehrenreich's book chronicles her experiences working in the "low wage trenches." Her undercover reportage is provocative. David Ulin of the Los Angeles Times wrote: "Brief but intense...Nickel and Dimed is an accessible yet relentless look at the lives of the American underclass."

Interviews, Reviews, Interpretation, etc.

Reading Guide on publisher's Web site.

Nickel and Dimed .net by the Institute for Policy Studies.

Scrapping By, review in Salon.com.

Audio Interview from WBUR Boston radio, June 2001.

"Society's Failure" interview in On the Page Magazine.

Interview with Robert Birnbaum in Identity Theory.

Book Review by Roxanne A Donovan and Mary Crawford in Sex Roles vol. 46 (3/4), Feb. 2002 - available from FindArticles.com.

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Contemporary Authors entry
Profile of Barbara Ehrenreich and her works.

Periodical Abstracts
Search this library database for full-text articles by Barbara Ehrenreich and for articles about comparable worth or about gender and wages.

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