Single motherhood and poverty [[electronic resource] ] : the case of the Netherlands / / Annelou Ypeij ; foreword by Sylvia Chant

• Autore: Ypeij Johanna Louisa
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam, : Aksant, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (225 p.)
• Disciplina: 301; 306.85; 306.856
• Soggetto topico: Single mothers - Netherlands - Economic conditions; Single mothers - Netherlands - Social conditions; Poor women - Netherlands; Poverty - Netherlands
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: "This book is one of the results of the 'Landscapes of Poverty' research project, which ran from 1997 to 2000"--P. 11.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Single motherhood and poverty; Foreword; Contents; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Single motherhood and poverty in a theoretical perspective; 3 Making ends meet: constructing daily life; 4 Fathers, boyfriends and ex-husbands; 5 Motherhood, neatness and poverty; 6 Being on benefits and dependent on the state; 7 Networks that support and stigmatize; 8 Migrant women and the state; 9 Discussion and conclusions; Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: In the Netherlands, single mothers run a high risk of becoming poor, even though this country has a well-developed welfare system. This study brings together many partial life histories of single mothers of different cultural backgrounds and origins and shows that poverty is not solely material deprivation. Through its in-depth account of the ways single mothers construct their everyday lives, this book sheds light on the many social, cultural and structural dimensions of poverty. In a context of economic hardship, gender inequality and stigmatization, the interviewed women give meaning to the
• Titolo autorizzato: Single motherhood and poverty
• ISBN: 1-283-25965-6; 9786613259653; 90-485-2121-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910461838103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II