Feminization Of Poverty Living Conditions Of Women In The United States
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Feminization Of Poverty Living Conditions Of Women In The United States
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Author : Anja Villinger
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2006-03-01
Feminization Of Poverty Living Conditions Of Women In The United States written by Anja Villinger and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-03-01 with Literary Collections categories.
Thesis (M.A.) from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0, Technical University of Chemnitz, 104 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: Introduction No novelty in the United States struck me more vividly during my stay there than the equality of conditions. (Alexis de Tocqueville) With this statement, the European aristocrat Alexis de Tocqueville, who came to the U.S. in 1831, took up one of America’s well-known founding myths: that of equality. The view of America as the land of unlimited opportunities and equal chances, where everybody can try his luck and pursue his own happiness, is still widespread today – inside as well as outside of America. The paradox with this myth is that today, the USA is the Western nation with the greatest percentage of the world’s rich and with the widest gap between rich and poor. A closer look into the statistics reveals that certain groups and minorities seem to be more disadvantaged than others since they are stronger represented among the poor. This fact seriously calls into question the image of America as the country of equal living conditions. Nevertheless, most Americans strongly trust in their equal opportunities for economic advancement: 72% believe in their own chance to raise their living standard – a share that is disproportionately higher than in other countries. In Germany, for example, only 41% of the interviewees estimate their opportunities in such an optimistic way (cf. Rode 1992: 192). This picture of the United States is also often predominant in the minds of adult learners of English as a foreign language. My intention with this paper is to show them the “other America”, that one far away from the rags-to-riches stories told in numerous Hollywood films. The other America shows high and persistent poverty rates for certain population groups and minorities. During my preliminary reading, I repeatedly came across the term Feminization of Poverty. I wondered what this term exactly embraces, how this phenomenon can emerge in one of the richest industrialized Western nations and why the U.S. government is not able– or not willing - to counter effectively to that phenomenon. As, in my opinion, the issue of the Feminization of Poverty in the United States needs further explanation to understand its complex nature and with it, some particularities of the American society, I decided to dedicate my thesis to poor women and their living conditions in the United States.
The Feminization Of Poverty In Rich Nations
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Author : Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2010-04-10
The Feminization Of Poverty In Rich Nations written by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-10 with Social Science categories.
The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this outstanding collection compares the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women--while also considering partnered women and immigrants--in eight wealthy but diverse countries. By identifying the social and economic policies that enable women to live independently, Poor Women in Rich Countries provides nothing less than a blueprint for abolishing women's poverty.
The Feminization Of Poverty
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Author : Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1990-11-09
The Feminization Of Poverty written by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-11-09 with Political Science categories.
This comprehensive and carefully organized collection provides an overview of the relationship between gender and economic stratification in seven industrialized countries. Everywhere, as a Polish commentator notes, `men have too much power, and women too much work.' Nevertheless, these studies reveal large differences in the circumstances of women in different countries and help to illuminate the several developments in the labor market, the family, and public policy which explain the extreme feminization of poverty in the United States. Frances Fox Piven, City University of New York Lucid, careful, and systematic, the book builds a compelling explanation for the needless impoverishment experienced by millions of American women and offers a sensible, realistic agenda for its reduction. Michael B. Katz, University of Pennsylvania This study asks whether the feminization of poverty, the tendency of women and their families to become the majority of the poor, is unique to the United States, where the phenomenon was first discovered. Seven industrialized nations, both capitalist and socialist, with different degrees of commitment to social welfare are compared: Canada, Japan, France, Sweden, Poland, the Soviet Union, and the United States. In each of the countries the authors analyze information about women, labor market conditions, equalization policies, social welfare programs, and demographic variables such as the rates of divorce and single parenthood. According to Goldberg and Kremen, it is possible to predict the feminization of poverty when three conditions are present: (1) insufficient efforts to reduce work place and wage inequities for women; (2) the absence or ineffectiveness of social welfare programs which can redress the cost, both economic and personal, of the dual role that women have assumed in industrialized societies; and (3) the presence of increasing rates of divorce and single motherhood. An array of labor market and social welfare programs in use in the six other industrialized nations are then reviewed by the authors for possible adaptation in the United States. This important work will be a valuable resource for scholars across the academic and professional disciplines of political science, sociology, economics, social work, and women's studies.
The Feminization Of Poverty
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Author : Diana Pearce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
The Feminization Of Poverty written by Diana Pearce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with Homeless women categories.
Gender Generation And Poverty
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Author : Sylvia H. Chant
language : en
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Release Date : 2007
Gender Generation And Poverty written by Sylvia H. Chant and has been published by Edward Elgar Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
In Gender, Generation and Poverty Sylvia Chant challenges the 'feminisation of poverty' on the basis of recent fieldwork in The Gambia, Philippines and Costa Rica. Interviews with over 220 women and men of different ages at the grassroots, as well as with 40 professionals in international agencies, government departments and NGOs, highlight the difficulties of establishing any general tendency towards a widening of gender disparities in income poverty, or for female household heads to be the 'poorest of the poor'. While not denying a 'female bias' in material privation, a more important and consistent pattern is that women are bearing an ever-greater burden of responsibility for household survival, and under especially exploitative conditions in male-headed units. These findings lead Chant to propose a more elaborate and nuanced construction of the 'feminisation of poverty' which incorporates inputs as well as incomes and takes greater account of gender relations within the home. This not only stands to enrich gendered poverty analysis, but to provide a more appropriate basis for policy interventions.
For Crying Out Loud
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Author : Rochelle Lefkowitz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
For Crying Out Loud written by Rochelle Lefkowitz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Social Science categories.
Poor Women Poor Families
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Author : Harrell R. Rodgers
language : en
Publisher: Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe
Release Date : 1986
Poor Women Poor Families written by Harrell R. Rodgers and has been published by Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Poor Women categories.
"Harrell Rodgers carefully analyzed the data on the changing profile of poverty families since 1959 and provides a clear view of the facts of poverty among women. He discusses the underlying causes for the dramatic increase in female-headed households, the major causes of poverty in families headed by women, and the governmental interventions intended to alleviate poverty in such families"--Excerpt from back cover.
Women And Children Last
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Author : Ruth Sidel
language : en
Publisher: Viking Adult
Release Date : 1986
Women And Children Last written by Ruth Sidel and has been published by Viking Adult this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Political Science categories.
Includes material on welfare, family policy, day care, and Swedish practice.
Women And Positive Aging
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Author : Lisa Hollis-Sawyer
language : en
Publisher: Academic Press
Release Date : 2016-03-03
Women And Positive Aging written by Lisa Hollis-Sawyer and has been published by Academic Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-03 with Medical categories.
Women and Positive Aging: An International Perspective presents the noted research in the fields of psychology, gerontology, and gender studies, reflecting the increasingly popular and pervasive positive aging issues of women in today’s society from different cohorts, backgrounds, and life situations. Each section describes a bridge between the theoretical aspects and practical applications of the theory that is consistent with the scientist-practitioner training model in psychology, including case studies and associated intervention strategies with older women in each chapter. In addition to incorporating current research on aging women’s issues, each section provides the reader with background about the topic to give context and perspective. Examines a comprehensive range of issues for aging women Details current research trends Encompasses a holistic model of women’s aging Ranges from physical and mental health in response to aging changes, to social relationships and sexuality Presents a "how to put research into practice" section in each chapter Focuses on topical issues that are relevant to women wanting to optimize their life outcomes as they live, on average, longer than ever before
Understanding Poverty From A Gender Perspective
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Author : Lorena Godoy
language : en
Publisher: United Nations Publications
Release Date : 2004
Understanding Poverty From A Gender Perspective written by Lorena Godoy and has been published by United Nations Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Social Science categories.