Posted: March 7th, 2016

Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. Tried to keep it simple. Some of you may have encountered the book in the past.

Race and Ethnicity in the Modern World]

Please, see attached document for reading. Ehrenreich, Barbara. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America. Tried to keep it simple. Some of you may have encountered the book in the past. I suggest we read the Introduction, Chapter 1, and Evaluation. You might be able to read the entire book.

Assignments [4th Journal]
Reading Journals: A reading journal should contain the following:
1. What is the main argument(s) of each article or chapter?
2. What theoretical concepts are being used?
3. What evidence does the author use to support their argument?
4. Do you think you convinced? Why or Why not?

A reading journal should be about the readings and thus own opinions should be tied to the reading that discuss