Cleaning Up the Trash Fighting Shame

I grew up very poor in the rural South. My father was a tenant farmer, and by the time I was five my mother had become completely disabled from a car wreck. I didn’t really realize I was poor . . . at first. My parents were very loving, and I had a joyful life, working from the age of six, while at...

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Published in:	Class Lives p. 17
Main Author:	LINDA STOUT
Format:	Book Chapter
Language:	English
Published:	Cornell University Press 30-11-2014
Edition:	1
Subjects:	Behavioral sciences Classism Economic disciplines Economics Education Educational administration Educational finance Finance Financial economics Financial instruments Human societies Loans Peace movements Personality psychology Poverty Prejudices Psychological attitudes Psychology Secured loans Social movements Socioeconomics Sociology Student financial aid Student loans
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Summary:	I grew up very poor in the rural South. My father was a tenant farmer, and by the time I was five my mother had become completely disabled from a car wreck. I didn’t really realize I was poor . . . at first. My parents were very loving, and I had a joyful life, working from the age of six, while at the same time being allowed to be a kid. I enjoyed my private time with my father when I got up an hour or two early to work in the fields before going to school. We didn’t
ISBN:	0801453283 9780801453281