Single motherhood and poverty : the case of the Netherlands / Annelou Ypeij ; foreword by Sylvia Chant.
2009
HQ759.915 .Y74 2009eb
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Title
Single motherhood and poverty : the case of the Netherlands / Annelou Ypeij ; foreword by Sylvia Chant.
Author
ISBN
9789048521210 (electronic bk.)
9048521211 (electronic bk.)
9789052603254
9052603251
1283259656
9781283259651
9786613259653
6613259659
9048521211 (electronic bk.)
9789052603254
9052603251
1283259656
9781283259651
9786613259653
6613259659
Imprint
Amsterdam : Aksant, 2009.
Language
English
Language Note
English.
Description
1 online resource (223 pages)
Call Number
HQ759.915 .Y74 2009eb
System Control No.
(OCoLC)753966278
Summary
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.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223).
Formatted Contents Note
Introduction
Single motherhood and poverty in a theoretical perspective
Making ends meet: constructing daily life
Fathers, boyfriends and ex-husbands
Motherhood, neatness and poverty
Being on benefits and dependent on the state
Networks that support and stigmatize
Migrant women and the state
Discussion and conclusions.
Single motherhood and poverty in a theoretical perspective
Making ends meet: constructing daily life
Fathers, boyfriends and ex-husbands
Motherhood, neatness and poverty
Being on benefits and dependent on the state
Networks that support and stigmatize
Migrant women and the state
Discussion and conclusions.
Source of Description
Print version record.
Available in Other Form
Print version: Ypeij, Johanna Louisa. Single motherhood and poverty. Amsterdam : Aksant, 2009
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