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UNINA9910828393303321 |
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Autore |
Juffer Jane <1962-> |
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Titolo |
Single mother : the emergence of the domestic intellectual / / Jane Juffer |
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New York ; ; London : , : New York University Press, , [2006] |
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©2006 |
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0-8147-4346-3 |
0-8147-4379-X |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Single mothers - United States |
Single mothers - United States - Public opinion |
Single mothers - Government policy - United States |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Representing the single mom (and watching TV with Alex) -- The corporate university -- The U.S.-Mexican border -- Puerto Rican Chicago -- Mothers and sons -- Choice -- Conclusion -- From identity politics to human rights. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Long perceived as the ultimate symbol of social breakdown and sexual irresponsibility, the single mother is now, in the context of welfare-to-work policies, often hailed as the new spokesperson for hard work and self-sufficiency. A dozen years after Dan Quayle denounced the television character Murphy Brown for making the decision to become a single mother "just another lifestyle choice," President George W. Bush applauded single mothers for "heroic work," and positive on-screen representations of single mothers abound, from The Gilmore Girls to Sex and the City to American Idol . |
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