Awards

• Commended for Independent Publisher Book Awards (Women's Issues) 2012

Overview

Despite an overhaul in the 1990s, the American welfare system remains with a business model focused on the bottom line. Crafted by male-dominated legislative bodies whose members most likely never had to choose between paying the rent or feeding their kids, established policies primarily protect the popular programs that ensure politicians' re-election. This book offers a feminist perspective on the 21st century attitude toward poverty, illustrated by the words of women forced to live every day with social policies they had no voice in developing. Topics include the struggles of daily life, crime, health care, education, employment, and a discussion of capitalism, inequality, greed, and moral obligation in a free society. In the unrestrained pursuit of wealth, this work shows that America has created a vast poverty problem, making the rich richer and forcing the poor into a forgotten class.

Full Product Details

Author:   Paula vW. Dáil
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.40cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780786449033

ISBN 10:   0786449039
Pages:   273
Publication Date:   04 January 2012
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface      Introduction—Hustling Backwards: 21st Century Poverty as It Affects American Women      The Voices of Women in Poverty      1. How Hard Hard Gets: The Struggles of Daily Life on the Bottom Rung of the Economic Ladder      2. A Man Is Not the Answer: Women and Crime      3. The Poor Get Sicker—and the Sick Get Poor      4. Arithmetic or Ovaries: Poverty and Women’s Educational Achievement      5. Last Stop on the Bus Line: The Working Life of Poor Women      6. She Ain’t Heavy—She’s My Sister: Political Will, Greed and Moral Obligation in a Free Society      Appendix—Methodology and Interview      Notes      Bibliography      Index     

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a great addition to the poverty literature. Highly recommended --Choice; Dail explores the uniquely difficult lives that poor American women lead --Reference & Research Book News.

a great addition to the poverty literature. Highly recommended --Choice; D�il explores the uniquely difficult lives that poor American women lead --Reference & Research Book News. -a great addition to the poverty literature. Highly recommended---Choice; -Dail explores the uniquely difficult lives that poor American women lead---Reference & Research Book News.

a great addition to the poverty literature. Highly recommended --<i>Choice</i>; Dail explores the uniquely difficult lives that poor American women lead --<i>Reference & Research Book News</i>.

Author Information

Paula vW. Dáil is an emerita research professor in social welfare and public policy. Widely published in the social sciences, she is a political activist, former journalist, and award-winning non-fiction writer. She lives in the Lower Wisconsin River Valley of Southwestern Wisconsin.

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