Wives without husbands : marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 /

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Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Igra, Anna R.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2007.
Series:Gender & American culture.
Subjects:
National Desertion Bureau, New York > History.
National Desertion Bureau, New York > Case studies.
National Desertion Bureau, New York > Histoire.
National Desertion Bureau, New York > Cas, Études de.
National Desertion Bureau, New York
National Desertion Bureau (N.Y.) > History.
Poor women > New York (State) > New York.
Women heads of households > New York (State) > New York.
Jewish women > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions.
Jewish women > New York (State) > New York > Economic conditions.
Absentee fathers > New York (State) > New York.
Desertion and non-support > New York (State) > New York.
Public welfare > New York (State) > New York.
Welfare recipients > New York (State) > New York.
Femmes pauvres > New York (État) > New York.
Femmes chefs de famille > New York (État) > New York.
Juives > New York (État) > New York > Conditions sociales.
Juives > New York (État) > New York > Conditions économiques.
Pères absents > New York (État) > New York.
Abandon de famille > New York (État) > New York.
Aide sociale > New York (État) > New York.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > New York (État) > New York.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
Absentee fathers
Desertion and non-support
Jewish women > Social conditions
Poor women
Public welfare
Welfare recipients
Women heads of households
Wirtschaftliche Lage
Sozialhilfeempfängerin
Armut
Soziale Situation
Frau
New York (State) > New York
New York > Staat
New York <Staat>
Case studies
History
Case studies.
Études de cas.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 175 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-169) and index.
ISBN:9780807876589
0807876585

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