Think single mother, think poverty -- The women -- The ABC's of poverty and the single mother -- Women of commitment: struggling with the mother-provider dilemma -- Stone soup: single parenting in poverty -- Working: Hitting the cellar ceiling -- What helps? The role of social support -- I used to have dreams -- A job is not enough -- A community of efforts -- The broad perspective revisited -- Background sketches of the women
Summary
Virginia E. Schein shatters the stereotype of mothers on welfare. The women she interviewed in cities, towns, and rural areas talked to her about their deep commitment to the children they are raising in poverty, about the abuse they have endured, about their eagerness for meaningful work, and about their inventiveness in stretching scarce dollars. In a policy debate increasingly dominated by shrill, punitive voices, Schein argues that the experiences and the collective wisdom of these women cannot be ignored
Analysis
Women Effects of Poverty
United States
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 167-173) and index
Notes
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