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Waging a living / by Roger Weisberg and Public Policy Productions, Inc. in association with Thirteen/WNET New York.
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- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Weisberg, Roger.
- Series:
- Filmakers Library online
- Filmakers library online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Poor--Employment--United States.
- Poor.
- Poor--Employment.
- Working poor.
- United States.
- Working poor--United States.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (86 min.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Filmakers Library, 2006.
- Language Note:
- English.
- Summary:
- More than 30 million Americans one in four workers are stuck in jobs that pay less than the federal poverty level for a family of four. Waging A Living chronicles the day-to-day battles of four low-wage earners struggling to make work pay their bills. Shot over a three-year period in the northeast and California, this observational documentary captures the dreams, frustrations and accomplishments of a diverse group of people who strain to live from paycheck to paycheck. By presenting an unvarnished look at the barriers that these workers must overcome to lift their families out of poverty, Waging a Living offers a sobering view of the elusive American Dream.The people profiled are:Jean Reynolds, a 51-year-old certified nursing assistant in New Jersey who is supporting her three children and two grandchildren.Jerry Longoria, a 42-year-old security guard whose $12 per hour job barely covers his modest living expenses and his rent ion a single room occupancy hotel in a blighted neighborhood in San Francisco.Barbara Brooks, a 36-year-old single mother of five living in Freeport, New York. A college student, worker and mother, she makes $8.25 per hour. Mary Venittelli, a 41-year-old mother of three living in southern New Jersey. She had a very comfortable middle class life until she started going through a bitter divorce. The only job she could find was a waitress position paying $2.13 per hour plus tips.
- Notes:
- Originally released as DVD.
- Title from resource description page (viewed May 24, 2011).
- Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2011. (Filmakers library online). Available via World Wide Web.
- American Sociological Association, 2009
- Selected by ALA Video Round Table "Notable Videos for Adults" 2006
- Silver Chris Award, Columbus International Film and Video Festival, 2005
- Top Award, New Jersey International Film Festival, 2005
- OCLC:
- 747798668
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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