SOCIOL 3AC Lecture 14: Module 2 Nickel and Dimed
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Module 2: nickel and dimed. Wednesday, september 30, 2015. The book nickel and dimed was inspired by the 1996 reform of welfare that ended public assistance as a long term safety net. What was ehrenreich"s motivation for seeing low wage employment. Was her true identity as a biology ph. d, writer, journalist, and occasional college professor. discovered during her months as a low-wage worker. Ehrenreich"s first task before looking for work was to find a place to live. i. Overtime pay for working after 6pm and on sundays. Danish fast food franchises remain profitable even as e. employees receive benefits. Job turnover is high c. employees receive benefits. Fast food workers in the us a. b. Are paid an average of 8. 90 per hour. Over half of us fast food workers rely on some form of public assistance to make ends meet. Mcdonalds"s workers average about 8 months on the job.
