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A Hand Up, Not a Hand Out : Negotiations of Poverty and Class Among Low-Income Oregonians

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Montañez, Morgan

Abstract:

The Linn and Benton County Gleaner network has helped the low-income families of urban and rural Oregon reclaim moral, social and cultural capital that is lost in the act of being poor in America. Rather than participating solely in government safety nets, these people reject “hand-outs” in favor of exchanging...

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Masters Thesis

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ABSTRACT OF THE THESIS OF Morgan Montañez for the degree of Master of Arts in Applied Anthropology