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Women at the Margins : Neglect, Punishment, and Resistance.

A compelling look at the crisis of disadvantaged women This powerful document takes a sobering look at the phenomenon of marginalized women pushed to the edges of society, holding on with the barest of hope and extraordinary bravery. Handicapped by the increasing societal inequality they face as an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Garner, J. Dianne
Otros Autores: Sarri, Rosemary, Figueira-Mcdonough, Josefina
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, 2013.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:A compelling look at the crisis of disadvantaged women This powerful document takes a sobering look at the phenomenon of marginalized women pushed to the edges of society, holding on with the barest of hope and extraordinary bravery. Handicapped by the increasing societal inequality they face as an everyday fact of life, these women (and in many cases, their children) have been disconnected from the mainstream for reasons of age, race, gender, health, incarceration, domestic abuse, unwanted pregnancy, unemployment, and economic circumstance. They are poor in an affluent society, powerless in.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (441 pages)
ISBN:9781136578243
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