Working from the Margins: Voices of Mothers in Poverty

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Cornell University Press, 1995 - Business & Economics - 181 pages

Virginia E. Schein shatters the stereotype of mothers on welfare. The women she interviewed in cities, towns, and rural areas talked to her about their deep committment to the children they are raising in poverty, about the abuse they have endured, about their eagerness for meaningful work, and about their inventiveness in stretching scarce dollars. In a policy debate increasingly dominated by shrill, punitive voices, Schein argues that the experiences and collective wisdom of these women cannot be ignored.

 

Contents

TWO The Women
17
THREE The ABCs of Poverty and the Single Mother
27
Struggling with
41
Single Parenting in Poverty 55
55
Hitting the Cellar Ceiling
69
SEVEN What Helps? The Role of Social Support
91
Used to Have Dreams
105
NINE A Job Is Not Enough
121
TEN A Community of Efforts
137
ELEVEN The Broad Perspective Revisited
151
References
167
About the Author 182
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About the author (1995)

Dr. Virginia E. Schein is Professor Emerita of Management and Psychology, Gettysburg College and an International Consultant and Lecturer in the area of Gender and Leadership.