It takes the average reader 5 hours and 28 minutes to read Ain't No Makin' it by Jay MacLeod
Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more
With the original 1987 publication of Ain't No Makin' It Jay MacLeod brought us to the Clarendon Heights housing project where we met the "Brothers" and "Hallway Hangers." Their story of poverty, race, and defeatism moved readers and challenged ethnic stereotypes. MacLeod's return eight years later, and the resulting 1995 revision, revealed little improvement in the lives of these men as they struggled in the labor market and crime-ridden underground economy. This classic ethnography addresses one of the most important issues in modern social theory and policy: how social inequality is...
Ain't No Makin' it by Jay MacLeod is 318 pages long, and a total of 82,044 words.
This makes it 107% the length of the average book. It also has 100% more words than the average book.
The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 7 hours and 28 minutes to read Ain't No Makin' it aloud.
Ain't No Makin' it is suitable for students ages 12 and up.
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