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Author: Simon Duncan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 9781857287912 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 285
Book Description
Single Mothers in an International Context is a timely and controversial study which compares and contrasts the relationship between single mothers and paid work in different welfare states, chosen along a mother-worker continuum: Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Sweden and the USA. Highlighting the different experiences of single mothers, this unique collection by a distinguished team of international experts, explores various factors which have altered the expectations and experiences of mothers. Challenging the polarized debate in many Western countries that stereotypes single mothers as either a threat or passive victims, this work focuses on the interaction between dominant discourses on single motherhood, state policies, the structure of labour markets at both local and national levels, as well as neighbourhood support and constraints. This comprehensive work successfully examines the social contexts that present either opportunities or obstacles for single mothers and their uptake of paid work. It will prove essential reading for students in social policy, sociology, human geography, as well as those studying gender and women's studies.
Author: Simon Duncan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 9781857287912 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 285
Book Description
Single Mothers in an International Context is a timely and controversial study which compares and contrasts the relationship between single mothers and paid work in different welfare states, chosen along a mother-worker continuum: Australia, Britain, France, Germany, Ireland, Japan and Sweden and the USA. Highlighting the different experiences of single mothers, this unique collection by a distinguished team of international experts, explores various factors which have altered the expectations and experiences of mothers. Challenging the polarized debate in many Western countries that stereotypes single mothers as either a threat or passive victims, this work focuses on the interaction between dominant discourses on single motherhood, state policies, the structure of labour markets at both local and national levels, as well as neighbourhood support and constraints. This comprehensive work successfully examines the social contexts that present either opportunities or obstacles for single mothers and their uptake of paid work. It will prove essential reading for students in social policy, sociology, human geography, as well as those studying gender and women's studies.
Author: Simon Duncan Publisher: Routledge ISBN: 1134228015 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 317
Book Description
Single mothers caring for dependent children are an important and increasing population in industrialized countries. In some, single mothers are seen primarily as mothers and few have paid work; in others, they are regarded as workers and most have paid work; and sometimes they are seen as an uneasy combination of the two with varying proportions taking up paid work.; This edited collection explores these variations, focusing on the interaction between dominant discourses around single motherhood, state policies towards single mothers, the structure of the labour market at national and local levels, and neighbourhood supports and constraints.
Author: Berit Åström Publisher: Springer Nature ISBN: 3030713113 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 259
Book Description
This edited volume addresses how single mothers and fathers are represented in novels, self-help literature, daily newspapers, film and television, as well as within their own narratives in interviews on social media. With proportions varying between countries, the number of single parents has been increasing steadily since the 1970s in the Western world. Contributions to this volume analyse how various societies respond to these parents and family forms. Through a range of materials, methodologies and national perspectives, chapters make up three sections to cover single mothers, single fathers and solo mothers (single women who became parents through assisted reproductive technologies). The authors reveal that single parenthood is divided along the lines of gender and socioeconomic status, with age, sexuality and the reason for being a single parent coming into play. Chapter 11 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.
Author: Nieuwenhuis, Rense Publisher: Policy Press ISBN: 1447333640 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 504
Book Description
Single parents face countless hardships, but they can be boiled down to a triple bind: inadequate resources, insufficient employment, and limited support policies. This book brings together research from a range of disciplines from more than forty countries--with particularly detailed case studies from the United Kingdom, Iceland, Sweden, and Scotland. It addresses numerous issues related to the struggles of single parents, including poverty, employment, health, children's development and education, and more.
Author: Polakow, Valerie Publisher: Policy Press ISBN: 1861342772 Category : Family & Relationships Languages : en Pages : 204
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This study documents the daily lives of vunerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes, with far-reaching international implications. The book presents case stories and questions the legal issues.
Author: Nieuwenhuis, Rense Publisher: Policy Press ISBN: 1447333667 Category : Social Science Languages : en Pages : 504
Book Description
Available Open Access under CC-BY-NC licence. Single parents face a triple bind of inadequate resources, employment, and policies, which in combination further complicate their lives. This book - multi-disciplinary and comparative in design - shows evidence from over 40 countries, along with detailed case studies of Sweden, Iceland, Scotland, and the UK. It covers aspects of well-being that include poverty, good quality jobs, the middle class, wealth, health, children’s development and performance in school, and reflects on social justice. Leading international scholars challenge our current understanding of what works and draw policy lessons on how to improve the well-being of single parents and their children.
Author: Harriet J Smith Publisher: Harvard University Press ISBN: 0674043804 Category : Psychology Languages : en Pages : 449
Book Description
In this natural history of primate parenting, Smith compares parenting by nonhuman and human primates. In a narrative rich with vivid anecdotes derived from interviews with primatologists, from her own experience breeding cottontop tamarin monkeys for over thirty years, and from her clinical psychology practice, Smith describes the ways that primates care for their offspring, from infancy through young adulthood.
Author: S. Duncan Publisher: Springer ISBN: 0230509681 Category : Political Science Languages : en Pages : 343
Book Description
Why are most British lone mothers unemployed? And is 'welfare to work' the right sort of policy response? This book provides an in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. Combining qualitative and quantitative data, it focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare states. Criticising conventional economic theories of decision-making, it posits an alternative concept of 'gendered moral rationality', and sets up new frameworks for understanding national policy differences and discourses about lone motherhood.
Author: Simon Duncan
Author: Simon Duncan
Author: Simon Duncan
Author: Simon Duncan
Author: Berit Åström
Author: Nieuwenhuis, Rense
Author: Polakow, Valerie
Author: Nieuwenhuis, Rense
Author: Harriet J Smith
Author: Valerie S. Mannis
Author: S. Duncan