Women and Poverty analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and women's poverty. In doing so, the book provides a unique documentation of women's experiences of poverty and classism at the individual and interpersonal levels.
Provides readers with a critical analysis of the social and structural factors that contribute to women's poverty
Uses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together new research and theory from social psychology, policy studies, and critical and feminist scholarship
Documents women's...
Women and Poverty analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and women's poverty. In doing s...
This book focuses on homelessness in the United States, with comparisons to other developed countries in societies with the resources to end homelessness. It seeks to shift understanding of the phenomenon of homelessness away from issues of individual disability and embed it in larger contexts of poverty, income inequality, housing affordability, and social exclusion. It attempts to guide policy makers and the public in efforts to prevent and end homelessness.
This book focuses on homelessness in the United States, with comparisons to other developed countries in societies with the resources to end homelessn...
This book focuses on homelessness in the United States, with comparisons to other developed countries in societies with the resources to end homelessness. It seeks to shift understanding of the phenomenon of homelessness away from issues of individual disability and embed it in larger contexts of poverty, income inequality, housing affordability, and social exclusion. It attempts to guide policy makers and the public in efforts to prevent and end homelessness.
This book focuses on homelessness in the United States, with comparisons to other developed countries in societies with the resources to end homelessn...