Poor women in rich countries : the feminization of poverty over the life course / edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Goldberg, Gertrude S.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Poor women--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Poor women.

Women heads of households--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Women heads of households.

Poverty--Developed countries--Cross-cultural studies.

Poverty.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Contents:

Contents ; Contributors; 1. Revisiting the Feminization of Poverty in Cross-National Perspective; 2. Sweden: The Feminization of Poverty?; 3. Feminization of Poverty in France: A Latent Issue; 4. Germany: Poverty as a Risk for Women Deviating from the Male Breadwinner Norm; 5. The United Kingdom: The Feminization of Poverty?; 6. Women's Poverty in Canada: Cross-Currents in an Ebbing Tide; 7. The Italian Case; 8. Feminization of Poverty in Japan: A Special Case?; 9. Feminization of Poverty in the United States: Any Surprises?

10. Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 1: The Poverty of Lone Women, Their Diversity, and Income Sources11. Summary, Synthesis, and Conclusions, Part 2: Government Policies for Lone Women; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-029543-0

1-282-40278-1

0-19-971820-2

9786612402784

OCLC:

558991465