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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Sidel, Ruth
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Sujets:
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
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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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