| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
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 fast to quintessential American values. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Single mothers -- United States -- Social conditions.
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Single mothers. |
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United States. |
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Social conditions. |
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Single mothers -- United States -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
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Welfare recipients -- United States.
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Welfare recipients. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Sidel, Ruth. Unsung heroines. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006 0520238265 0520247728 (DLC) 2005016915 (OCoLC)60776564 |
| ISBN |
9780520939578 (electronic book) |
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0520939573 (electronic book) |
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1423752694 (electronic book) |
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9781423752691 (electronic book) |
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1598759426 (electronic book) |
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9781598759426 (electronic book) |
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9780520238268 |
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0520238265 |
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9780520247727 |
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0520247728 |
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1282358421 |
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9781282358423 |
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