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Griffith, David Craig.; Kissam, Edward; Camposeco, Jeronimo.
publisher
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Temple University Press
isbn10 | asin
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1566392381
print isbn13
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9781566392389
ebook isbn13
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9780585365176
language
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English
subject
Agricultural laborers--United States, Migrant agricultural laborers--United States.
publication date
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1995
lcc
:
HD1525.G75 1995eb
ddc
:
331.7/63/0973
subject
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Agricultural laborers--United States, Migrant agricultural laborers--United States.
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Working Poor
Farmworkers in the United States
David Griffith and Ed Kissam with Jeronimo Camposeco, Anna Garca, Max Pfeffer, David Runsten, and Manuel Valds Pizzini
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Disclaimer: Some images in the original version of this book are not available for inclusion in the netLibrary eBook.
Temple University Press, Philadelphia 19122 Copyright 1995 by Temple University. All rights reserved Published 1995 Printed in the United States of America
The paper used in this book meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1984
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Griffith, David Craig, 1951 Working poor : farmworkers in the United States / David Griffith and Ed Kissam with Jeronimo Camposeco... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 1-56639-238-1 (cl).ISBN 1-56639-239-X (pb) 1. Agricultural laborersUnited States. 2. Migrant agricultural laborersUnited States. I. Kissam, Edward, 1943 . II. Title. HD1525.G75 1995 331.7'63'0973dc20 94-9120
All photographs dated between 1937 and 1940 are from the U.S. Farm Security Administration Collection, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
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For Rob Williams in admiration of his dedication to improving the lives of farmworkers by providing a forum for their empowerment
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CONTENTS
List of Tables
ix
Preface
xi
Part I Introduction
Chapter 1 The Formation of Agricultural Labor in the United States
3
Part II The Community Studies
Chapter 2 Waves of Ethnicity: Immokalee, Florida
29
Chapter 3 Migrant Workers On the Delmarva Peninsula: Maryland Tomato and Delaware Potato and Mixed-Vegetable Farms
70
Chapter 4 Domestic Farmworkers in America's Heartland: Weslaco, Texas, and the Lower Rio Grande Valley
89
Chapter 5 Labor Demand in Southwestern Michigan: Last Bastion of the Family Farm
123
Chapter 6 Offshore Citizens As a Supply of Farm Labor: El Man and Sabalos, Mayagez, Puerto Rico
151
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Chapter 7 A Labor Force in Transition: Farmworkers in the New Jersey Nursery Industry
173
Chapter 8 Northward Out of Mexico: Migration Networks and Farm Labor Supply in Parlier, California
190
Part III The Community Studies in Theoretical Perspective
Chapter 9 Characteristics of the Farm Labor Market: A Comparative Summary
243
Chapter 10 The Poverty of Conventional Thought: Social Theory and the Working Poor
270
Appendix Methods, Sampling, and the Rationale for the Community Study Approach
297
Notes
305
References
311
About the Authors
325
Index
329
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TABLES
2.1. Cost of Housing by Farmworker Family Type, Immokalee, Florida
36
2.2. Job Satisfaction and Duration, Benefits, and Pay, by Economic Sector, Immokalee, Florida
51
2.3. Selected Features of Crops in Collier, Lee, and Hendry Counties, Florida, 198990
53
2.4. Workers Who Use Farm Labor Contractors and Workers Who Do Not, in Immokalee, Florida
61
2.5. Family Type, Network Type, and Immigration Status by Use of Farm Labor Contractors, in Immokalee, Florida
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