Single motherhood and poverty : the case of the Netherlands / Annelou Ypeij ; foreword by Sylvia Chant.

By:

Ypeij, Johanna Louisa

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Amsterdam : Aksant, 2009.Description: 1 online resource (223 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9789048521210
9048521211

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Single motherhood and poverty.DDC classification:

306.8/7432/09492 22

LOC classification:

HQ759.915 .Y74 2009eb

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Contents:

Introduction -- Single motherhood and poverty in a theoretical perspective -- Making ends meet: constructing daily life -- Fathers, boyfriends and ex-husbands -- Motherhood, neatness and poverty -- Being on benefits and dependent on the state -- Networks that support and stigmatize -- Migrant women and the state -- Discussion and conclusions.

Summary: In the Netherlands, single mothers run a high risk of becoming poor, even though this country has a well-developed welfare system. This study brings together many partial life histories of single mothers of different cultural backgrounds and origins and shows that poverty is not solely material deprivation. Through its in-depth account of the ways single mothers construct their everyday lives, this book sheds light on the many social, cultural and structural dimensions of poverty. In a context of economic hardship, gender inequality and stigmatization, the interviewed women give meaning to the.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-223).

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In the Netherlands, single mothers run a high risk of becoming poor, even though this country has a well-developed welfare system. This study brings together many partial life histories of single mothers of different cultural backgrounds and origins and shows that poverty is not solely material deprivation. Through its in-depth account of the ways single mothers construct their everyday lives, this book sheds light on the many social, cultural and structural dimensions of poverty. In a context of economic hardship, gender inequality and stigmatization, the interviewed women give meaning to the.

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