Single Mother : the Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual.

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Long perceived as the ultimate symbol of social breakdown and sexual irresponsibility, the single mother is now, in the context of welfare-to-work policies, often hailed as the new spokesperson for hard work and self-sufficiency. A dozen years after Dan Quayle denounced the television character Murp...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Juffer, Jane
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Temas:
Single mothers > Government policy > United States.
Single mothers > United States > Public opinion.
Single mothers > United States.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Mères de famille monoparentale > États-Unis > Opinion publique.
Mères de famille monoparentale > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies.
Single mothers
Single mothers > Government policy
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Long perceived as the ultimate symbol of social breakdown and sexual irresponsibility, the single mother is now, in the context of welfare-to-work policies, often hailed as the new spokesperson for hard work and self-sufficiency. A dozen years after Dan Quayle denounced the television character Murphy Brown for making the decision to become a single mother "just another lifestyle choice," President George W. Bush applauded single mothers for "heroic work," and positive on-screen representations of single mothers abound, from The Gilmore Girls to Sex and the City to American Idol . Single Mothe.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (278 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-257) and index.
ISBN:9780814743799
081474379X

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