Unsung heroines : single mothers and the American dream /
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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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Berkeley :
University of California Press
©2006.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1525/j.ctt1pndgv |
Table of Contents:
- 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.