The Poverty of Hard Work: Multiple Jobs and Low Wages in Family Economies of Rural Utah Households

Authors

Christina E. Gringeri, University of Utah

Abstract

The combination of paid work and poverty, or near poverty, is a growing problem in the United States, one of which is often accentuated by residence in rural, low-wage communities where underemployment is more prevalent than in metropolitan areas. This paper examines the experiences of sixty rural families with inadequate employment using data from ethnographic interviews with a particular focus on the strategies they use to meet their family's needs in spite of low-wage work.

Recommended Citation

Gringeri, Christina E. (2001) "The Poverty of Hard Work: Multiple Jobs and Low Wages in Family Economies of Rural Utah Households," The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 28: Iss. 4, Article 2.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2763
Available at: https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/jssw/vol28/iss4/2