Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

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Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg (Professor of Social Policy, Professor of Social Policy, Adelphi University)

Poor Women in Rich Countries

The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg (Professor of Social Policy, Professor of Social Policy, Adelphi University)

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Oxford University Press Inc
26 November 2009

Poverty & unemployment; Gender studies: women; Social welfare & social services; Welfare economics

The first book to study women's poverty over the life course, this wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women--while also considering partnered women and immigrants--in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In a rich analysis of labor market and social welfare sectors, Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg and a team of outstanding international contributors conclude that both living-wage employment and government provision of adequate benefits and services are necessary if lone women are to achieve a socially acceptable living standard. Taken together, the chapters extend a feminist critique of welfare state theories and chart nations' disparate progress against poverty -- probing, for instance, how Sweden emerged a leader in the prevention of women's poverty while the United States continues to lag.

By identifying the social and economic policies that enable women to live independently, Poor Women in Rich Countries provides nothing less than a blueprint

for abolishing women's poverty.

By: Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg (Professor of Social Policy Professor of Social Policy Adelphi University)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 495g
ISBN: 9780195314304
ISBN 10: 0195314301
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 26 November 2009
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg, DSW, is Professor of Social Policy and Director, Ph.D. Program in Social Work, Adelphi University.

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an impressive and in depth examination of women's poverty in eight wealthy yet wholly diverse countries.

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Poor Women in Rich Countries

The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg (Professor of Social Policy, Professor of Social Policy, Adelphi University)

$121.95

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Reviews for Poor Women in Rich Countries: The Feminization of Poverty Over the Life Course

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