Summary Of The Job Ghetto By Katherine Newman
Writing Reflection #4
In Katherine Newman’s The Job Ghetto, she speaks on the reality many Americans face when seeking employment in this country. One of the most obvious Conservative talking points is to “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” and try to find yourself a job and that the market is not stagnant or difficult right now for those with only high school diplomas. One of the things that I appreciate that Newman shows in her article is that the fast-food industry has been growing over the last few years, from McDonald’s to Burger King to many others, and has shown very little to the more than 2.3 million people that work under their company. I also like that she shows the discrepancy with the idea that these jobs are only for kids in
In Katherine Newman’s The Job Ghetto, she speaks on the reality many Americans face when seeking employment in this country. One of the most obvious Conservative talking points is to “pick yourself up by your bootstraps” and try to find yourself a job and that the market is not stagnant or difficult right now for those with only high school diplomas. One of the things that I appreciate that Newman shows in her article is that the fast-food industry has been growing over the last few years, from McDonald’s to Burger King to many others, and has shown very little to the more than 2.3 million people that work under their company. I also like that she shows the discrepancy with the idea that these jobs are only for kids in