03127oam 2200697I 450 991046261960332120200520144314.00-203-05768-61-283-96249-71-136-57824-210.4324/9780203057681 (CKB)2670000000326977(EBL)1111614(OCoLC)826855622(SSID)ssj0000852784(PQKBManifestationID)11510875(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000852784(PQKBWorkID)10853374(PQKB)11058903(MiAaPQ)EBC1111614(Au-PeEL)EBL1111614(CaPaEBR)ebr10645748(CaONFJC)MIL427499(OCoLC)606839420(EXLCZ)99267000000032697720180706d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWomen at the margins neglect, punishment, and resistance /Josefina Figueira-McDonough, Rosemary C. Sarri, editorsNew York :Haworth Press,2002.1 online resource (441 p.)Haworth innovations in feminist studiesHaworth innovations in feminist studiesDescription based upon print version of record.1-56023-971-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.section I. Increasing the dual control of women and distorting their strength -- section II. Blockages to autonomy -- section III. Gender, age, and health interactions -- section IV. Bad women, undeserving mothers -- section V. Pragmatic knowledge, legal redressing, and women's solidarity -- section VI. Action strategies for today.A compelling look at the crisis of disadvantaged women This powerful document takes a sobering look at the phenomenon of marginalized women pushed to the edges of society, holding on with the barest of hope and extraordinary bravery. Handicapped by the increasing societal inequality they face as an everyday fact of life, these women (and in many cases, their children) have been disconnected from the mainstream for reasons of age, race, gender, health, incarceration, domestic abuse, unwanted pregnancy, unemployment, and economic circumstance. They are poor in an affluent society, powerless inHaworth innovations in feminist studies.WomenUnited StatesWomenUnited StatesSocial conditionsWomenUnited StatesEconomic conditionsSex discrimination against womenUnited StatesElectronic books.WomenWomenSocial conditions.WomenEconomic conditions.Sex discrimination against women305.42/0973Figueira-McDonough Josefina849399Sarri Rosemary C849400MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462619603321Women at the margins1896907UNINA