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Motherhood.

This urban ethnography examines the relationship between urban residence and endemic poverty and health inequalities, particularly racial disparities in infant mortality in the United States. Starting from the everyday lives of women struggling to make ends meet, it represents an institutional ethno...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Morrissey, Suzanne
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington Books, 2015.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:This urban ethnography examines the relationship between urban residence and endemic poverty and health inequalities, particularly racial disparities in infant mortality in the United States. Starting from the everyday lives of women struggling to make ends meet, it represents an institutional ethnography of the WIC Program that identifies and explores how bureaucratic rigidity and hierarchy relate to personal decision-making in a context of pregnancy, parenting, and poverty.
Descripción Física:1 online resource : illustrations
ISBN:0739189344
9780739189344