Unsung heroines : single mothers and the American dream /

Unsung heroines : single mothers and the American dream /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Sidel, Ruth.
Imprint:	Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006.
Description:	1 online resource (1 volume)
Language:	English
Subject:	Single mothers -- United States -- Social conditions. Single mothers -- United States -- Economic conditions. Welfare recipients -- United States. Single mothers -- Economic conditions. Single mothers -- Social conditions. Welfare recipients. United States. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11141400

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ISBN:	9780520939578 0520939573 1423752694 9781423752691 1598759426 9781598759426 9780520238268 0520238265 9780520247727 0520247728 1282358421 9781282358423
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Gives political-economic analysis that provides historical background on the way American social policy has evolved and compares the situation in the US to the social policies and ideologies of other countries. This book introduces courageous population of women committed to their families, holding fast to quintessential American values.
Other form:	Print version: Sidel, Ruth. Unsung heroines. Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2006 0520238265 0520247728

Table of Contents:

Moving beyond stigma
Genuine family values
Loss
Resilience, strength, and perseverance
"Everybody knows my Grandma": extended families and other support networks
"I have to do something with my life"" derailed dreams
"I really, really believed he would stick around": conflicting conceptions of commitment
An agenda for the twenty-first century: caring for all our families.