Nickel and Dimed
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Nickel and Dimed is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that investigates the challenges of surviving on low-wage work in the United States through her firsthand experiences in various minimum-wage jobs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hard Work: Life in Low-Pay Britain | 1 |
| Nickel and Dimed canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nickel and Dimed Context triple: [Barbara Ehrenreich, notableWork, Nickel and Dimed]
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Ehrenreich
Ehrenreich is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including actors, writers, and academics.
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American Maid
American Maid is a skilled, patriotic superheroine and one of the primary crime-fighting allies of the Tick in the satirical comic and animated series "The Tick."
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C.
The Haves and the Have Nots
The Haves and the Have Nots is a prime-time soap opera created by Tyler Perry that follows the intertwined lives of wealthy elites and their working-class counterparts in Savannah, Georgia.
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Merchants of Labor
Merchants of Labor is a seminal exposé by Ernesto Galarza that critically examines the exploitation and labor conditions of Mexican and other migrant workers in U.S. guest worker programs.
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The Living Wage
The Living Wage is a political and economic treatise by British Labour politician Philip Snowden advocating for fair minimum income standards to ensure workers can meet basic living costs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nickel and Dimed Target entity description: Nickel and Dimed is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that investigates the challenges of surviving on low-wage work in the United States through her firsthand experiences in various minimum-wage jobs.
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A.
Ehrenreich
Ehrenreich is a German-origin surname borne by various notable individuals, including actors, writers, and academics.
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B.
American Maid
American Maid is a skilled, patriotic superheroine and one of the primary crime-fighting allies of the Tick in the satirical comic and animated series "The Tick."
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C.
The Haves and the Have Nots
The Haves and the Have Nots is a prime-time soap opera created by Tyler Perry that follows the intertwined lives of wealthy elites and their working-class counterparts in Savannah, Georgia.
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D.
Merchants of Labor
Merchants of Labor is a seminal exposé by Ernesto Galarza that critically examines the exploitation and labor conditions of Mexican and other migrant workers in U.S. guest worker programs.
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E.
The Living Wage
The Living Wage is a political and economic treatise by British Labour politician Philip Snowden advocating for fair minimum income standards to ensure workers can meet basic living costs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
investigative journalism work
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nonfiction book ⓘ sociological study ⓘ |
| argues |
that low-wage work often fails to provide a living wage
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that structural factors contribute to poverty ⓘ |
| author | Barbara Ehrenreich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfFocus | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticizes |
assumption that any job can lift people out of poverty
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welfare reform policies of the 1990s ⓘ |
| depicts |
housing insecurity
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lack of health insurance ⓘ minimum-wage jobs ⓘ precarious employment ⓘ |
| featuresJob |
Wal-Mart employee
GENERATED
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hotel housekeeper GENERATED ⓘ nursing home aide GENERATED ⓘ waitress GENERATED ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
cost of living for low-income workers
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difficulty of surviving on minimum wage ⓘ employer practices in low-wage sectors ⓘ impact of low-wage work on health ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
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nonfiction ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| hasSequelOrRelatedWork | Bait and Switch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedDebateOn |
labor rights
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minimum wage policy ⓘ welfare policy ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general public ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
economic inequality
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labor conditions ⓘ low-wage work ⓘ working poor in the United States ⓘ |
| methodology |
participant observation
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undercover reporting ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person account ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining personal narrative with economic analysis
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popularizing discussion of the working poor in the U.S. ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Metropolitan Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Florida
NERFINISHED
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Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | late 1990s United States ⓘ |
| usedIn |
college curricula
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high school curricula ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nickel and Dimed Description of subject: Nickel and Dimed is a nonfiction book by Barbara Ehrenreich that investigates the challenges of surviving on low-wage work in the United States through her firsthand experiences in various minimum-wage jobs.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hard Work: Life in Low-Pay Britain