03723nam 2200841 a 450 991081699460332120240508085659.097866126584881-4399-0550-91-282-65848-4(CKB)2560000000015149(EBL)547433(OCoLC)646066535(SSID)ssj0000459264(PQKBManifestationID)12129552(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000459264(PQKBWorkID)10461372(PQKB)10555984(SSID)ssj0000423527(PQKBManifestationID)11281034(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000423527(PQKBWorkID)10439665(PQKB)11645916(MiAaPQ)EBC547433(MdBmJHUP)muse15506(Au-PeEL)EBL547433(CaPaEBR)ebr10397272(CaONFJC)MIL265848(EXLCZ)99256000000001514920010521d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMoving up and out poverty, education, and the single parent family /Lori Holyfield ; foreword by Hillary Rodham Clinton1st ed.Philadelphia Temple University Press20021 online resource (183 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-56639-915-7 1-56639-914-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 145-155) and index.Contents; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. It Ain't That Simple; 2. Barriers to Success; 3. Myths and Images: The Morality Trap; 4. Education and Mobility; 5. Chance and Choice; 6. Starting a Single Parent Scholarship Program: Ingredients for Success; 7. Where Do We Go from Here?; Appendixes; Notes; References; IndexSingle parent families in the United States have almost tripled in the past few decades. A huge majority of these families are female headed. In American culture it is not so important that we all be equal so much as it is that we all have equal opportunities. Yet sometimes we turn a blind eye to those who need us most. In fact, when it comes to single parent families, it is as if the barriers are too great, the issues too complex. We wind up reducing the debate to its lowest common denominator. Ironically, it is the families who are most affected that get tangled in the political barbed Poor womenArkansasSingle mothersArkansasWomen heads of householdsArkansasSingle mothersEducationSocial aspectsArkansasWomen heads of householdsEducationSocial aspectsArkansasSingle mothersScholarships, fellowships, etcArkansasWomen heads of householdsScholarships, fellowships, etcArkansasSocial mobilityArkansasPovertyArkansasPoor womenSingle mothersWomen heads of householdsSingle mothersEducationSocial aspectsWomen heads of householdsEducationSocial aspectsSingle mothersScholarships, fellowships, etc.Women heads of householdsScholarships, fellowships, etc.Social mobilityPoverty362.83/92/09767Holyfield Lori1960-1631261Clinton Hillary Rodham1720819MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910816994603321Moving up and out4119838UNINA