Gatta, Mary Lizabeth,  1972- <br/><br/>
Waiting on retirement :  aging and economic insecurity in low-wage work / 
Mary Gatta. 
 - Stanford, California :  Stanford University Press,  (c)2018. 
 - 1 online resource. 
 - Studies in social inequality .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographies and index. 
<br/><br/>The new normal --  The fast money trap --  Aging in low wage work --  Retiring in a coffin --  Crisis or come together. 
<br/><br/> 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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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781503607415 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2018015963 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Retirement--Economic aspects--United States.<br/>Working poor--Retirement--United States.<br/>Restaurants--Employees--Retirement--United States.<br/>Restaurants--Employees--Economic conditions.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic Books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HQ1063  / .W358 2018