Working from the Margins

Name: Working from the Margins: Voices of Mothers in Poverty
Brand: ILR Press
SKU: 9780875463421
Price: 4839.00 INR
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Voices of Mothers in Poverty

by Virginia Schein

ILR Press · 1995

An interview-based study of mothers living on welfare that lets the women describe their own lives rather than the stereotypes often applied to them. Suits readers of social policy.

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About this book

Virginia E. Schein sets out to challenge the common image of mothers who depend on welfare. The women she interviewed live in cities, towns and rural areas, and their accounts form the heart of the book.

They speak about the commitment they feel toward the children they bring up on very little, about abuse some of them have lived through, and about how much they want meaningful work. They also describe the inventive ways they stretch very limited money. Schein sets these voices against a policy debate that she sees as increasingly driven by harsh, punitive positions.

Readers interested in welfare, poverty and women's lives will find the book a direct, first-hand account. Published by ILR Press. ISBN-13: 9780875463421.