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Waiting on retirement : aging and economic insecurity in low-wage work / Mary Gatta.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in social inequalityPublication details: Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, (c)2018.Description: 1 online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781503607415
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • HQ1063 .W358 2018
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Contents:
The fast money trap -- Aging in low wage work -- Retiring in a coffin -- Crisis or come together.
Subject: A safe and secure retirement is increasingly out of reach for as much as half of the American population. Taking the lives of restaurant workers as a case study to dive deep into the lived experiences of low wage workers at various stages of life, Mary Gatta warns us that the trends that have already eliminated retirement for so many Americans show no signs of changing course, and she ultimately offers incisive commentary on what can be done to stave off this bleak future.
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Includes bibliographies and index.

The new normal -- The fast money trap -- Aging in low wage work -- Retiring in a coffin -- Crisis or come together.

A safe and secure retirement is increasingly out of reach for as much as half of the American population. Taking the lives of restaurant workers as a case study to dive deep into the lived experiences of low wage workers at various stages of life, Mary Gatta warns us that the trends that have already eliminated retirement for so many Americans show no signs of changing course, and she ultimately offers incisive commentary on what can be done to stave off this bleak future.

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