Working from the Margins: Voices of Mothers in Poverty (ILR Press Books)

Type

Book

Authors

Virginia E. Schein

ISBN 10

0875463428

ISBN 13

9780875463421

Tags

Labor & Industrial Relations, Poverty, Women's Studies, Marriage & Family, Social Services & Welfare, Public Policy, Gender Studies, Sociology

Description

Virginia E. Schein shatters the stereotype of mothers on welfare. The women she interviewed in cities, towns, and rural areas talked to her about their deep committment to the children they are raising in poverty, about the abuse they have endured, about their eagerness for meaningful work, and about their inventiveness in stretching scarce dollars. In a policy debate increasingly dominated by shrill, punitive voices, Schein argues that the experiences and collective wisdom of these women cannot be ignored. - from Amzon

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