In my senior philosophy class, I read a book called the Feminine Mystique by Betty Freidan. This book, written in the late 50's, identified the "mysterious problem" that was infecting many women. The problem was that the women were becoming bored and they wanted to be able to work. As a result of this book, many middle class white women felt that their "problems" had finally been brought into the open. Many women's activist groups were launched. However, the book also created many controversial opinions. One prominent critic was Belle Hooks. She criticized Freidan's belief that her problem spoke for every woman's problem. She felt that Freidan did not take in the views of the lower-class woman's struggles. She said that some women always had been in the working class, and maybe some who were forced to work would rather sit at home and watch their kids grow up. What Hooks failed to acknowledge was that the book needed to be written to address female inequalities in society. .
The reaction from the Feminine Mystique closely paralleled some people's reactions to the book Nickel and Dimed by Barbara Ehrenreich. Many felt that Ehrenreich was judgmental and should not have written the book. They felt that the author did not have a "true" low-wage working experience. I agree that Ehrenreich could have done certain things differently. Her seemingly stereotypical attitude certainly rubbed me the wrong way several times. She is a cranky, middle aged woman, and it made it hard for me to stick with the book. On the other hand, she raised awareness of low-wage and poverty-stricken people's lives. She did something that many people would never even consider doing. She gave up her comforts of her life and got her hands dirty attempting to live a low-wage workers life. I feel that this book needed to be written. Despite her sarcasm and human errors the book she wrote raised the awareness on the misunderstood class and proved that her book needed to be written.
Nickel & Dimed By Barbara Ehrenreich Barbara Ehrenreich is a journalist who posed as an unskilled worker in 1998 to highlight the struggles encountered every day by Americans attempting to live on minimum wage. ... Nickel & Dimed is about her ecperiences as the traveled around america trying to make ends meet just like millions of Americans do everyday. ...
Nickel & Dimed Evaluation Q: Considering the evidence reported by Ehrerich- which paradigm, theories and or concepts from the stratification chapters are supported in her research findings? Cite the excerpts, quotes and pages to show how they support or refute the paradigms and concepts from th...
The employee in the book Nickel and Dimed was without trust ,ill treated and without praise. This type of treatment lower the employee self estemm. Molly Maid is prime example to show how they work their employee to the limit without any reconition. The team work with the maids was absolutely am...
I Work for a Living Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is the tale of a middle-aged professional (with Ph.D.!) ... Two years ago I wrote a story for The Siskiyou Newspaper, an "old-fashioned journalism" story (not unlike Nickel and Dimed). ... Consequently, Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed holds a special place in my heart. ...
Nickel And Dimed Nickel and Dimed The United States of America is the richest nation in the world. Very poor countries look to us for help. We give them clothes, food, and housing. I understand as a rich nation we should help out some of the less fortunate people in the world, but what a...
Nickel and Dimed Nickel and Dimed, by Barbara Ehrenreich, is a well written but frightening book that looks into the real lives of invisible, low wage, hard working Americans. ... Nickel and Dimed is a well written book that provides the truth to many unspoken topics that arise in our society. ...
nickle and dimed 4. ... Nickel and Dimed was written in a very momentous time for the nation's poor people. ... In the book Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich talked about poverty in many occasions and she went on to describe the lives that her co-workers lived. ...
Nickel and Dimed Frederick Taylor, known as the father of scientific management, takes responsibility for the change in the American workplace organization throughout the twentieth century. ... Barbara Ehrenreich, the author of Nickel and Dimed, raises awareness of the lives of low-wage, poverty stricken people being pushed into the labor Market by welfare reform, by highlighting the struggles they encounter daily. ...
