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America's shame : women and children in shelter and the degradation of family roles / Barbara A. Arrighi.

Van Pelt Library HV4506.K4 A77 1997
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Arrighi, Barbara A.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Shelters for the homeless--Kentucky--Case studies.
Shelters for the homeless.
Homeless women--Kentucky--Case studies.
Homeless women.
Homeless children--Kentucky--Case studies.
Homeless children.
Poor women--Kentucky--Case studies.
Poor women.
Poor children--Kentucky--Case studies.
Poor children.
Family policy--United States.
Family policy.
United States.
Kentucky.
Physical Description:
xvii, 138 pages ; 22 cm
Place of Publication:
Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1997.
Summary:
While the American family is held to be sacrosanct, societal responses to struggling families in deep poverty amount to a betrayal of children, whose needs are unmet by their primary caretakers and are further denied by public policymakers.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0275957322
OCLC:
35796502

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