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Single Mother
By Jane Juffer
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Description
Single Mother describes the recent cultural valorization of this figure that-in the midst of demographic changes in the U.S.-has emerged as the unlikely heroic and seductive voice of the new American family. Drawing on her own life as a single mother, interviews with dozens of other single mothers, cultural representations, and policies on welfare, immigration, childcare, and child custody, Juffer analyzes this contingent acceptance of single mothers. Finally, critiquing the relentless emphasis on self-sufficiency to the exclusion of community, Juffer shows the remarkable organizing skills of these new mothers of invention. At a moment when one-third of all babies are born to single moms, Single Mother is a fascinating and necessary examination of these new "domestic intellectuals."
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
267
Release Date:
2006-04-01
Publication Date:
2006-04-01
Publisher:
New York University Press
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
0814742807
ISBN13:
9780814742808
Weight:
381 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
17 cm
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The items bear minimal signs of past use, such as light scratches or memories in the form of markings. These signs of wear give the items a charming character and tell stories of their previous owners, while not affecting their functionality.
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