Single motherhood and poverty : the case of the Netherlands.

In the Netherlands, single mothers run a high risk of becoming poor, even though this country has a well-developed welfare system. This study brings together many partial life histories of single mothers of different cultural backgrounds and origins and shows that poverty is not solely material depr...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Ypeij, Annelou
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Single mothers > Netherlands > Economic conditions.
Single mothers > Netherlands > Social conditions.
Poor women > Netherlands.
Poverty > Netherlands.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Pays-Bas > Conditions économiques.
Mères de famille monoparentale > Pays-Bas > Conditions sociales.
Femmes pauvres > Pays-Bas.
Pauvreté > Pays-Bas.
Poor women
Poverty
Single mothers > Economic conditions
Single mothers > Social conditions
Netherlands
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Single motherhood and poverty; Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Single motherhood and poverty in a theoretical perspective; 3 Making ends meet: constructing daily life; 4 Fathers, boyfriends and ex-husbands; 5 Motherhood, neatness and poverty; 6 Being on benefits and dependent on the state; 7 Networks that support and stigmatize; 8 Migrant women and the state; 9 Discussion and conclusions; Bibliography.

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