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Poor women in rich countries : the feminization of poverty over the life course / edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.

By: Goldberg, Gertrude SMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010Description: xii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 9780195314304 Subject(s): Poverty - Developed countries - Cross-cultural studies | Women heads of households - Developed countries - Cross-cultural studies | Poor women - Developed countries - Cross-cultural studiesDDC classification: 305.48 GOL
Contents:
Revisiting the feminization of poverty in cross-national perspective / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Sweden : the feminization of poverty? / Diane Sainsbury and Ann Morissens -- Feminization of poverty in France : a latent issue / Claude Martin -- Germany : poverty as a risk for women deviating from the male breadwinner norm / Ute Klammer -- The United Kingdom : the feminization of poverty? / Jane Millar -- Women's poverty in Canada : cross-currents in an ebbing tide / Patricia Evans -- The Italian case / Enrica Morlicchio and Elena Spinelli -- Feminization of poverty in Japan : a special case? / Kimiko Kimoto and Kumiko Hagiwara -- Feminization of poverty in the United States : any surprises? / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 1 : the poverty of lone women, their diversity, and income sources / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 2 : government policies for lone women / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.
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<p>Includes bibliographical references and index.</p>

Revisiting the feminization of poverty in cross-national perspective / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Sweden : the feminization of poverty? / Diane Sainsbury and Ann Morissens -- Feminization of poverty in France : a latent issue / Claude Martin -- Germany : poverty as a risk for women deviating from the male breadwinner norm / Ute Klammer -- The United Kingdom : the feminization of poverty? / Jane Millar -- Women's poverty in Canada : cross-currents in an ebbing tide / Patricia Evans -- The Italian case / Enrica Morlicchio and Elena Spinelli -- Feminization of poverty in Japan : a special case? / Kimiko Kimoto and Kumiko Hagiwara -- Feminization of poverty in the United States : any surprises? / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 1 : the poverty of lone women, their diversity, and income sources / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 2 : government policies for lone women / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.

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