Wives without husbands [[electronic resource] ] : marriage, desertion, & welfare in New York, 1900-1935 / / Anna R. Igra

• Autore: Igra Anna R
• Pubblicazione: Chapel Hill, : University of North Carolina Press, c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (184 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.83/9
• Soggetto topico: Poor women - New York (State) - New York; Women heads of households - New York (State) - New York; Jewish women - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions; Jewish women - New York (State) - New York - Economic conditions; Absentee fathers - New York (State) - New York; Desertion and non-support - New York (State) - New York; Public welfare - New York (State) - New York; Welfare recipients - New York (State) - New York
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [151]-169) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: They need not become a burden to the state -- The creation of an antidesertion system in New York -- Ambivalent breadwinners and the public purse -- Bread givers : from desertion to the national desertion bureau -- Desertion and the courts -- Deserted women and social welfare policy -- Epilogue: The legacy of antidesertion reform.
• Sommario/riassunto: Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates.
• Titolo autorizzato: Wives without husbands
• ISBN: 0-8078-7658-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910451693103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Gender & American culture.