Real World Ethnography

Nickle and Dimed is a book by writer Barbara Ehrenreich in which she goes undercover to report on the life of the low-middle class American working trying to get by. Amazon.com writes, "Acclaimed as an instant classic upon publication, Nichttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gifkel and Dimed has sold more than 1.5 million copies and become a staple of classroom reading. Chosen for “one book” initiatives across the country, it has fueled nationwide campaigns for a living wage. Funny, poignant, and passionate, this revelatory firsthand account of life in low-wage America—the story of Barbara Ehrenreich’s attempts to eke out a living while working as a waitress, hotel maid, house cleaner, nursing-home aide, and Wal-Mart associate—has become an essential part of the nation’s political discourse." This website contains an excerpt that you may find helpful as you work on composing your final ethnographic project. It is an introduction to Nickle and Dimed that is very similar to combining the material you each of done in your iresearcher and part of your lay of the land essays.