Unsung heroines : single mothers and the American dream /

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Gives political-economic analysis that provides historical background on the way American social policy has evolved and compares the situation in the US to the social policies and ideologies of other countries. This book introduces courageous population of women committed to their families, holding...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sidel, Ruth
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Single mothers > United States > Social conditions.
Single mothers > United States > Economic conditions.
Welfare recipients > United States.
Mères de famille monoparentale > États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
Mères de famille monoparentale > États-Unis > Conditions économiques.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > États-Unis.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS > Parenting > Motherhood.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Anthropology > Cultural.
Single mothers > Economic conditions
Single mothers > Social conditions
Welfare recipients
United States
america.
american dream.
childrearing.
class differences.
divorce.
emotional.
family relationships.
gender studies.
historical analysis.
modern motherhood.
moms.
motherhood.
nonfiction.
nontraditional families.
parenthood.
political analysis.
politics of parenthood.
raising children.
separation.
single motherhood.
single mothers.
single parenting.
social classes.
social policies.
sociological perspective.
sociologists.
united states.
widows.
women.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Moving beyond stigma
  • Genuine family values
  • Loss
  • Resilience, strength, and perseverance
  • "Everybody knows my Grandma": extended families and other support networks
  • "I have to do something with my life"" derailed dreams
  • "I really, really believed he would stick around": conflicting conceptions of commitment
  • An agenda for the twenty-first century: caring for all our families.

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