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Women, Work and the Everyday Politics of Welfare : Work, Care and Civil Society.
De Gruyter Bristol University Press/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2025 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blakely, Helen, author.
- Series:
- Civil Society and Social Change Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Welfare state.
- Working mothers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (177 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Policy Press, 2025.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Summary:
- This book examines the intersection of gender, work, and welfare within the framework of civil society, focusing on the experiences of women in the South Wales Valleys. Through the lens of the Lifeline community education project, the author explores how women navigated systemic challenges introduced by welfare state reforms and patriarchal policies. It highlights the role of mutual aid, solidarity, and activism in transforming their lives, particularly in the face of economic hardship and social stigma. The book also critiques the shifting paradigms of welfare policies, emphasizing the increasing alignment of citizenship with employment and the marginalization of caregiving roles. Aimed at scholars, policymakers, and those interested in gender studies, social policy, and community activism, the work sheds light on the everyday politics of welfare and its impact on identity and agency. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Half Title
- Series Information
- Women, work and the everyday politics of welfare: Work, care and civil society
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Introduction
- A reunion, 2021
- The study
- 2 The policy story
- Reflection
- 3 The Valleys
- Y Dic Penderyn, 2021
- The community
- 4 A space of activism
- 5 The girls
- 6 The interview
- 7 The working activists
- 8 Solidarities
- 9 Trajectories
- 10 Conclusion
- Notes
- Chapter 1
- Chapter 2
- Chapter 3
- Chapter 5
- Chapter 6
- References
- Index.
- Notes:
- This eBook is made available Open Access under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-4473-5365-X
- OCLC:
- 1527723485
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