Sandra L. Barnes is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Purdue University

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Structure vs. Agency and the Poor Urban Experience1. The Economics of the Poor Urban Experience2. Space Usage and Cost Differentials in Gary, Indiana: Counting the Costs3. Differential Goods and Services to Feed a Family: Who Pays the Costs?4. Differential Goods and Services to Clothe a Family: Who Pays the Costs?5. A Tale of Three Families: Impracticality Costs6. Sociopsychological Implications of Exposure to Poverty-related Constraints: Coping with the CostsConclusion: A Thesis on the Poor Urban Experience: Validating ExperiencesAppendixNotesReferencesIndex

Sandra L. Barnes is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Purdue University

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Structure vs. Agency and the Poor Urban Experience1. The Economics of the Poor Urban Experience2. Space Usage and Cost Differentials in Gary, Indiana: Counting the Costs3. Differential Goods and Services to Feed a Family: Who Pays the Costs?4. Differential Goods and Services to Clothe a Family: Who Pays the Costs?5. A Tale of Three Families: Impracticality Costs6. Sociopsychological Implications of Exposure to Poverty-related Constraints: Coping with the CostsConclusion: A Thesis on the Poor Urban Experience: Validating ExperiencesAppendixNotesReferencesIndex

Sandra L. Barnes is Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies at Purdue University

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Structure vs. Agency and the Poor Urban Experience1. The Economics of the Poor Urban Experience2. Space Usage and Cost Differentials in Gary, Indiana: Counting the Costs3. Differential Goods and Services to Feed a Family: Who Pays the Costs?4. Differential Goods and Services to Clothe a Family: Who Pays the Costs?5. A Tale of Three Families: Impracticality Costs6. Sociopsychological Implications of Exposure to Poverty-related Constraints: Coping with the CostsConclusion: A Thesis on the Poor Urban Experience: Validating ExperiencesAppendixNotesReferencesIndex