Don't call us out of name : the untold lives of women and girls in poor America / Lisa Dodson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dodson, Lisa.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor women--United States.

Poor women.

Poor children--United States.

Poor children.

Welfare recipients--United States.

Welfare recipients.

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

Women--United States--Social conditions.

Women.

Women--United States--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

x, 256 p.

Place of Publication:

Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A profound portrait of the real lives of women living below the poverty line. The title comes from street vernacular: "Don't call me out of name" means don't label me something I'm not. "Brilliantly convey[s] the experiences and challenges of living in and coping with poverty. Don't Call Us Out of Name should be read by all people involved in the national dialogue on poverty and welfare in America, especially those with simplistic views about social deprivation." -William Julius Wilson, author of When Work Disappears

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Preface

Introduction

Daughters' Work

Boyfriends, Love, and Sex

Choice and Motherhood in Poor America

Losses and Loathing in the Welfare Years

Moving On: "Don't Call Me Out of Name"

A Common Woman's Resistance

Coda

Notes

Methodology

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0-8070-4206-4

OCLC:

922967898