Poverty in the United States : women's voices / Ann O'Leary, Paula M. Frew, editors.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

O'Leary, Ann, editor.

Frew, Paula M., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor women--United States.

Poor women.

Poor women--Health and hygiene.

United States.

Poor women--Health and hygiene--United States.

Poverty--United States.

Poverty.

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

Public health--United States.

Public health.

Physical Description:

xxii, 234 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Springer, [2017]

Summary:

"Explores the deep relationships between poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread problems as they affect the lives of low-income women. A robust source of both empirical findings and first-person descriptions by poor women of their living conditions, it exposes cyclical patterns of structural and environmental stressors contributing to impaired physical and mental health. Psychological conditions (notably depression and PTSD), substance use and abuse, domestic and gun-related violence, relationship instability, and hunger in low-income communities, especially among women of color, are discussed in detail. In terms of solutions, the book's contributors identify areas for major policy reform and make potent recommendations for community outreach, wide-scale intervention, and sustained advocacy"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Women and Poverty in the United States

Qualitative Methodological Approach

The Intersection of Women's Health and Poverty

Food Insecurity Experienced by Women Living in Poverty

Poverty, Personal Experiences of Violence, and Mental Health: Understanding Their Complex Intersections among Low-income Women

Substance Use among Women in Poverty

The Role of Social Support for Women Living in Poverty

Partner Concurrency and Relationship Dynamics

The Logic of Exchange Sex among Women Living in Poverty

Physical Safety and Neighborhood Issues

Housing and Health: Exploring the Complex Intersections between Housing Environments and Health Behaviors among Women Living in Poverty

Descriptions of Gun Violence

Afterword: Policy and Human Rights Implications of Women's Poverty and Vulnerability in the United States.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9783319438313

331943831X

OCLC:

952788691