The Resource Waging a living, a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg
Waging a living, a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg
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The item Waging a living, a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Colby College Libraries.
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- Summary
- More than 30 million Americans are stuck in jobs that pay less than the federal poverty level for a family of four. Shot over a 3 year period, this documentary chronicles the day-to-day struggles of four low-wage earners to support their families. Jean Reynolds (nursing assistant) and Mary Venittelli (waitress) of New Jersey, Jerry Longoria (security guard) of San Francisco, and Barbara Brooks (student and single mother) of Freeport, N.Y. relate their dreams, frustrations, and accomplishments
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (85 min.)
- Label
- Waging a living
- Title
- Waging a living
- Statement of responsibility
- a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg
- Subject
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- Biographies
- Biographies
- Case studies
- Case studies
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Labor policy -- United States
- Labor policy -- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
- Video recordings
- Video recordings
- Wages -- United States
- Wages -- United States
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Women employees -- United States -- Biography
- Women employees -- United States -- Biography
- Work ethic -- United States
- Work ethic -- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Working poor -- United States -- Case studies
- Working poor -- United States -- Case studies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- More than 30 million Americans are stuck in jobs that pay less than the federal poverty level for a family of four. Shot over a 3 year period, this documentary chronicles the day-to-day struggles of four low-wage earners to support their families. Jean Reynolds (nursing assistant) and Mary Venittelli (waitress) of New Jersey, Jerry Longoria (security guard) of San Francisco, and Barbara Brooks (student and single mother) of Freeport, N.Y. relate their dreams, frustrations, and accomplishments
- Cataloging source
- CUY
- Characteristic
- videorecording
- Credits note
- Editors, Sandra Christie, Lewis Erskine, Christopher White ; music, Richard Fiocca
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
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- Weisberg, Roger
- Fiocca, Richard
- Public Policy Productions, Inc
- WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
- Runtime
- 85
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Working poor
- Working poor
- Wages
- Wages
- Women employees
- Families
- Labor policy
- Work ethic
- United States
- Target audience
- adult
- Technique
- live action
- Label
- Waging a living, a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
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- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 59283752
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (85 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Terms governing use
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Video recording format
- DVD
- Label
- Waging a living, a production of Public Policy Productions in association with Thirteen/WNET New York ; produced and directed by Roger Weisberg
- Carrier category
- videodisc
- Carrier category code
-
- vd
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- two-dimensional moving image
- Content type code
-
- tdi
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 59283752
- Dimensions
- 4 3/4 in
- Dimensions
- other
- Extent
- 1 videodisc (85 min.)
- Media category
- video
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- v
- Medium for sound
- videodisc
- Note
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Other physical details
- sound, color
- Sound on medium or separate
- sound on medium
- Specific material designation
- videodisc
- System details
- DVD format
- Terms governing use
- Colby: Public Performance Rights purchased
- Video recording format
- DVD
Subject
- Biographies
- Biographies
- Case studies
- Case studies
- Documentary films
- Documentary films
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Families -- Economic aspects -- United States
- Labor policy -- United States
- Labor policy -- United States
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
- United States -- Economic conditions -- 2001-2009
- Video recordings
- Video recordings
- Wages -- United States
- Wages -- United States
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Wages -- Women -- United States
- Women employees -- United States -- Biography
- Women employees -- United States -- Biography
- Work ethic -- United States
- Work ethic -- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Working poor -- United States
- Working poor -- United States -- Case studies
- Working poor -- United States -- Case studies
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