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Not the whole story : challenging the single mother narrative / Lea Caragata and Judit Alcalde, editors ; with contributions from the single moms of the Trillium group.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Life writing series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Single mothers--Canada--Social conditions.
- Single mothers.
- Single mothers--Canada--Biography.
- Social conditions.
- Canada.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 219 pages ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Waterloo, Ontario : Wilfrid Laurier University Press, [2014]
- Summary:
- Not the Whole Story is a compilation of sixteen stories narrated by single mothers in their own way and about their own lives. Each story is unique, but the same issues appear again and again. Abuse, parenting as single mothers, challenges in the labour market, mental health and addictions issues, a scarcity of quality child care, immigration and status vulnerability, struggles with custody, and poverty-these factors, combined with a lack of support, contribute to their continued struggles. The themes that recur across stories illustrate that the issues the women face are not just about individual struggle; they demonstrate that major issues in Canada's social system have been neglected in public policy. In order for these issues to be addressed we need to challenge the flawed public policies and the negative discourse that continue to marginalize single mothers-in terms of the opportunities in their own lives and in terms of how they are understood by other Canadians. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Lea Caragata Caragata, Lea 1
- Workfare and Precarious Work 2
- The Making of This Book 4
- Methodology 7
- Issues Shaping Poverty, Single Motherhood, and Social Status 9
- Format of the Volume 16
- On the Process of Creating This Book and on the Stories That Needed Telling / Robin 19
- The Individual Stories
- Sara's Story 25
- Martha's Story 31
- Mary's Story 39
- Anne's Story 46
- Madison's Story 54
- Stacey's Story 66
- Robin's Story 76
- Emily's Story 85
- Catrina's Story 91
- Lucy's Story 102
- Christina's Story 112
- Susan's Story 121
- Miriam's Story 130
- Victoria's Story 139
- Izabela's Story 152
- Jenna's Story 165
- Making Meaning / Lea Caragata Caragata, Lea, Judit Alcalde Alcalde, Judit 169
- Story Summaries 169
- Pulling It Together 195.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-219).
- Other Format:
- Not the whole story.
- ISBN:
- 9781554586240
- 1554586240
- OCLC:
- 860349601
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