Single Mothers And The State
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Single Mothers And The State
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Author : Celia Winkler
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2002
Single Mothers And The State written by Celia Winkler and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Family & Relationships categories.
U.S. welfare rights activists have long envied women in Sweden, who benefited from social policies that made the incidence of poverty among children and solo mothers among the lowest in the world. This situation has begun to change with the rise of neoliberalism in Sweden from the late 1970s to the middle of the 1990s; social policy that had once dramatically improved the lives of solo mothers began to give way to policies that privatized their problems. Solo mothers in the United States were worse off, as conservative policymakers launched a clamorous campaign to restore the "traditional nuclear family" as the only guarantor of women's and children's well-being, blaming solo mothers for everything from juvenile crime to their own poverty. In this revealing and timely book, sociologist and former legal services attorney, Celia Winkler, charts the policies in Sweden and the United States that transformed the social and economic situation of solo mothers, who are an early warning of more general danger: the canary in the coal mine.
Single Mothers And The State S Embrace
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Author : Harriet M. Phinney
language : en
Publisher: University of Washington Press
Release Date : 2022-02-01
Single Mothers And The State S Embrace written by Harriet M. Phinney and has been published by University of Washington Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-02-01 with Social Science categories.
In the mid-1980s, after the Indochina Wars, a shortage of men meant that many single women in Vietnam found themselves without suitable marital prospects. A number of these women chose to pursue single motherhood by “asking for a child” (xin con)—asking men to get them pregnant out of wedlock. Xin con appeared to be a radical departure from traditional Vietnamese kinship values and practices, which were based in Confucian patriarchal and patrilineal reproductive interests. However, this innovative solution was rooted in both pre- and postwar values, practices, and notions of gender, kinship, love, and sexuality. This ethnography explores the practice of xin con among single mothers in the postwar era and today, and considers the ways their reproductive agency was embraced rather than rejected by the Vietnamese state as it entered the global market economy. Rather than condemning or trying to restrict older single women’s reproductive agency, government officials enacted policies that would accommodate both the women and the state—a strategy that represents an intriguing alignment of Confucian heritage, Communist ideology, and governing tactics and demonstrates the social power of women.
Single Mothers In International Context
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Author : Simon Duncan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2013-11-05
Single Mothers In International Context written by Simon Duncan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-05 with Health & Fitness categories.
Single mothers caring for dependent children are an important and increasing population in industrialized countries. In some, single mothers are seen primarily as mothers and few have paid work; in others, they are regarded as workers and most have paid work; and sometimes they are seen as an uneasy combination of the two with varying proportions taking up paid work.; This edited collection explores these variations, focusing on the interaction between dominant discourses around single motherhood, state policies towards single mothers, the structure of the labour market at national and local levels, and neighbourhood supports and constraints.
The Working Poor
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Author : Joyce L. Rowe
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
Release Date : 1998
The Working Poor written by Joyce L. Rowe and has been published by Peter Lang Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Aid to families with dependent children programs categories.
Council For The Single Mother And Her Child
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Author : Council for the Single Mother and Her Child (Vic.)
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
Council For The Single Mother And Her Child written by Council for the Single Mother and Her Child (Vic.) and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Unmarried mothers categories.
Women Without Men
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Author : Jennifer Utrata
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2015
Women Without Men written by Jennifer Utrata and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Social Science categories.
Women without Men illuminates Russia's "quiet revolution" in family life through the lens of single motherhood. Drawing on extensive ethnographic and interview data, Jennifer Utrata focuses on the puzzle of how single motherhood—frequently seen as a social problem in other contexts—became taken for granted in the New Russia. While most Russians, including single mothers, believe that two-parent families are preferable, many also contend that single motherhood is an inevitable by-product of two intractable problems: “weak men” (reflected, they argue, in the country’s widespread, chronic male alcoholism) and a “weak state” (considered so because of Russia’s unequal economy and poor social services). Among the daily struggles to get by and get ahead, single motherhood, Utrata finds, is seldom considered a tragedy. Utrata begins by tracing the history of the cultural category of “single mother,” from the state policies that created this category after World War II, through the demographic trends that contributed to rising rates of single motherhood, to the contemporary tension between the cultural ideal of the two-parent family and the de facto predominance of the matrifocal family. Providing a vivid narrative of the experiences not only of single mothers themselves but also of the grandmothers, other family members, and nonresident fathers who play roles in their lives, Women without Men maps the Russian family against the country’s profound postwar social disruptions and dislocations.
The Working Poor
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Author : Joyce Louise Rowe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
The Working Poor written by Joyce Louise Rowe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with categories.
Women As Single Parents
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Author : Elizabth Mulroy
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1988
Women As Single Parents written by Elizabth Mulroy and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Family & Relationships categories.
As Michael Harrington's New American Poverty alerted readers to that problem, so the present collection makes readers aware of the various conditions of single parenting. . . . The institutional barriers of courts, housing, and workplace to the economic well-being of the female single parent are explicitly and directly examined. Solid recommendations for institutionalizing change on the state and federal levels are made. The interdisciplinary expertise of the authors covers the fields of law, social work, urban planning, housing, economics, and public policy, all with solid academic preparation. Charts are clear and concise, and the laguage is direct and concrete. Choice The single-parent family phenomenon is primarily about households headed by single mothers with minor children. Some perceive this growing family form as a threat to the values of the traditional nuclear family and often stereotype the mothers and their children as problems all too often dependent on public assistance. Others cite an uncaring society that ignores the needs of its more vulnerable members. Stereotypes of single women as parents, however, often significantly misrepresent the reality. Indeed, the very ignoring of the great range of differences that characterize contemporary single mothers has itself led to a large and harmful body of myths that perpetuate and intensify the single parent's problems. This sensitive, substantive book provides a needed examination of the realities of single parenthood for women. It makes a major contribution toward thoughtful formulation of policies for improving the economic and social well-being of single parents and their children. Scholars and practitioners in the fields of law, social work, urban planning, housing, economics, and public policy address and respond to the many problems, challenges, and barriers that single mothers confront in the courts, in labor markets, and in housing.
Lone Parent Families
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Author : Karen Rowlingson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-02-04
Lone Parent Families written by Karen Rowlingson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-04 with Medical categories.
Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This unique core text examines the key issues in the debate, and assesses their impact on the UK and other countries in a comprehensive and accessible way. Broad in scope, it covers a wide range of issues including gender roles, the relationship of the family and the state, and the relationship between social policy and labour market policy.
Superwoman
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Author : Mona Andrei
language : en
Publisher: Cynren Press
Release Date : 2021-03-08
Superwoman written by Mona Andrei and has been published by Cynren Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-03-08 with Humor categories.
They put the tiny, red-faced bundle into her arms, and time stopped. She gazed at that puckered little face and whispered, Welcome to the world, baby girl. Little did she know that within weeks, she would become a single mother—not exactly what she had imagined for her daughters and herself, but exactly what needed to happen. This is the story of a single mother, but it’s more than that. Sometimes funny, sometimes reflective, it’s also your story—a story of that peculiar, trying, and wonderful state of motherhood. In Superwoman: A Funny and Reflective Look at Single Motherhood, popular humor blogger Mona Andrei brings you her sage and snickery insights on being a single mom, with all its gore and glory. Through a series of interviews, you’ll also get a voyeuristic peek into the lives of other single mothers—and don’t we all love that feeling of Thank goodness, I’m not the only one! We’re all superwomen here.