The Job Ghetto By Katherine Newman And Chauncy Lennon

One of the first quotes from “The Job Ghetto,” by Katherine Newman and Chauncy Lennon, suggest that the student who made the statement is a naive observer. The student suggested, “If people want to bad enough, they can get a job and make something of themselves. It might not be a great job, but at least, it’s a job. No one has to be poor in this society” (Newman and Lennon, 1995, 347). The student doesn’t quite understand the factors and variables that come into play when one goes out and searches for a job. Some social factors that may be affecting this students line of thought which led to his ignorant statement could be his economic status, education, family, and political system. According to this article, “native-born applicants are at