Where does Barbara Ehrenreich live?

Alexandria, Virginia

Why does Barbara Ehrenreich take on these jobs?

Barbara Ehrenreich worked at several low-wage jobs in order to immerse herself in the experience of low-wage workers in the United States. Without revealing her full educational background or skills to employers, Ehrenreich took a series of jobs as a waitress, housecleaner, nursing home aide, and retail worker.

How old is Barbara Ehrenreich?

79 years (August 26, 1941)

Why did Barbara Ehrenreich write nickel and dimed?

Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is a book written by Barbara Ehrenreich. Written from her perspective as an undercover journalist, it sets out to investigate the impact of the 1996 welfare reform act on the working poor in the United States. The book was first published in 2001 by Metropolitan Books.

What genre is nickel and dimed?

Creative nonfiction

Why is nickel and dimed controversial?

In 2003, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill assigned Nickel and Dimed to all incoming students, prompting a group of conservative students and state legislators to hold a press conference denouncing it as a ‘classic Marxist rant’ and a work of ‘intellectual pornography with no redeeming characteristics.

How long does it take to read Nickel and Dimed?

4 hours and 48 minutes

When was nickel and dimed published?

Jan

Is Ben Ehrenreich related to Barbara Ehrenreich?

Ehrenreich is the son of best-selling author Barbara Ehrenreich (Nickel and Dimed) and psychologist John Ehrenreich, and his sister is Rosa Brooks, the Los Angeles Times columnist.

What is the significance of the title Nickel and Dimed What does nickel and dimed mean in the context of Ehrenreich’s text?

INTRODUCTION. When one is charged a little bit at a time until the expense grows beyond expectations, that is called being “nickel and dimed.” In 2001’s Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America, essayist and social critic Barbara Ehrenreich applies this notion to minimum-wage workers.

Who wrote nickel and dimed?

Barbara Ehrenreich