Trapped in a maze : how social control institutions drive family poverty and inequality /

"Trapped in a Maze provides a window into families' lived experiences in poverty by looking at their complex interactions with institutions such as welfare, hospitals, courts, housing, and schools. Families are more intertwined with institutions than ever as they struggle to maintain their...

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Glavni avtor: Paik, Leslie (Author)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Jezik:angleščina
Izdano: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021]
Online dostop:https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2955341
Kazalo:
  • Prologue : the Hernandez family
  • Introduction
  • Concurrent involvement : challenges in navigating multiple institutions at once
  • Revisiting the past to understand the present : temporal view of family multi-institutional involvement
  • Who's in the family? multi-household exploration of the maze
  • Mitigating factors : institutional mismatch and unpredictability in the maze
  • Conclusion : reflections on the maze and practical steps forward
  • Postscript : Brief update about the families
  • Appendix A : Methodology and reflexivity
  • Appendix B : List of families.