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" Poor women in rich countries : "
edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.
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BL
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Record Number
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1032862
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Doc. No
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b787232
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Title & Author
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Poor women in rich countries : : the feminization of poverty over the life course /\ edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.
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Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2010.
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Page. NO
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xii, 340 pages :: illustrations ;; 24 cm
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ISBN
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0195314301
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: 9780195314304
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents
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Revisiting the feminization of poverty in cross-national perspective / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Sweden : the feminization of poverty? / Diane Sainsbury and Ann Morissens -- Feminization of poverty in France : a latent issue / Claude Martin -- Germany : poverty as a risk for women deviating from the male breadwinner norm / Ute Klammer -- The United Kingdom : the feminization of poverty? / Jane Millar -- Women's poverty in Canada : cross-currents in an ebbing tide / Patricia Evans -- The Italian case / Enrica Morlicchio and Elena Spinelli -- Feminization of poverty in Japan : a special case? / Kimiko Kimoto and Kumiko Hagiwara -- Feminization of poverty in the United States : any surprises? / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 1 : the poverty of lone women, their diversity, and income sources / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 2 : government policies for lone women / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.
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Abstract
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"The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women - while also considering partnered women and immigrants - in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
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In a rich analysis of labor market and social welfare sectors, Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and a team of outstanding international contributors conclude that both living-wage employment and government provision of adequate benefits and services are necessary if lone women are to achieve a socially acceptable living standard. Taken together, the chapters extend a feminist critique of welfare state theories and chart nations' disparate progress against poverty - probing, for instance, how Sweden emerged a leader in the prevention of women's poverty while the United States continues to lag."--Pub. desc.
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Subject
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Poor women-- Developed countries, Cross-cultural studies.
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Poverty-- Developed countries, Cross-cultural studies.
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Women heads of households-- Developed countries, Cross-cultural studies.
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Analyse transculturelle.
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Condition de la femme.
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Famille monoparentale.
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Pauvreté.
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Pays développés.
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Poor women.
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Poverty.
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Rôle des femmes.
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Women heads of households.
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Allemagne RF.
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Canada.
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Developed countries.
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Etats-Unis d'Amérique.
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France.
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Italie.
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Japon.
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Royaume-Uni.
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Suède.
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Dewey Classification
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305.48/96942091722
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LC Classification
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HQ1155.P66 2010
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Added Entry
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Goldberg, Gertrude S.
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