Women and Poverty

Psychology, Public Policy, and Social Justice

AvHeather E. Bullock

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Women and Poverty analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and women's poverty. In doing so, the book provides a unique documentation of women's experiences of poverty and classism at the individual and interpersonal levels. Provides readers with a critical analysis of the social and structural factors that contribute to women's povertyUses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together new research and theory from social psychology, policy studies, and critical and feminist scholarshipDocuments women's experiences of poverty and classism at the interpersonal and institutional levelsDiscusses policy analysis for reducing poverty and social inequality

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-19
Mått:163 x 239 x 16 mm
Vikt:413 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Contemporary Social Issues
Antal sidor:208
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9781405183512

Utforska kategorier

Sociala och etiska frågor inom Samhälle och politik
Genusvetenskap inom Samhälle och politik
Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Heather E. Bullock, PhD, is professor and chair of the Psychology Department at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), USA, and served as director of UCSC’s Center for Justice, Tolerance, and Community. She studies the social psychological causes and consequences of economic injustice, with special attention to poverty among women. Much of her research focuses on identifying the attitudes and beliefs that predict support for anti-poverty policies, and the impact of framing on policy preferences. Before joining the UCSC faculty, she served as an APA Congressional Fellow with the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions – Democratic Office.

Innehållsförteckning

About the Author ix 1 Women and Poverty: An Ongoing Crisis 12 Structural Sources of Women’s Poverty and Homelessness 163 Beliefs about Poverty, Wealth, and Social Class: Implications for Intergroup Relations and Social Policy 404 Welfare Reform at 15 and Beyond: How Are Low-Income Women and Families Faring? 705 Low-Income Women, Critical Resistance, and Welfare Rights Activism 104Co-authored with Wendy M. Limbert and Roberta A. Downing6 Women and Economic Justice: Pitfalls, Possibilities, and Promise 140References 159Index 192