Integrating multidisciplinary findings into proposals for coherent treatment, legal and social policies and practice, Trauma and Memory provides state-of-the-art da ta from the most current research on memory by acknowledged experts in the field. '
Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform
Chronicles the effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare. This book profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the Los Angeles area, showing that the welfare-to-work regime has produced tremendous instability and insecurity for these women and their children.
Latina Immigrants, Low-Wage Jobs, and the Failure of Welfare Reform
Chronicles the effects of the 1996 welfare reform legislation that ended welfare. This book profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the Los Angeles area, showing that the welfare-to-work regime has produced tremendous instability and insecurity for these women and their children.
Describes the contemporary cultural valorization of the figure of the single mother that has emerged as the unlikely heroic and seductive voice of the American family. Drawing on interviews with many single mothers, and policies on welfare, childcare, and child custody, this book shows the remarkable organizing skills of these new mothers.
Describes the contemporary cultural valorization of the figure of the single mother that has emerged as the unlikely heroic and seductive voice of the American family. Drawing on interviews with many single mothers, and policies on welfare, childcare, and child custody, this book shows the remarkable organizing skills of these new mothers.
Provides an insight into the complex work and personal experiences of exotic dancers. Based upon interviews and five years of research at clubs around the country, this book looks at why these women began stripping, the initial excitement and financial rewards, the dangers of the life, and the difficulties in staying in this business over time.
'This is an excellent and timely addition to the literature on Gender and Women's Studies. Each chapter explores contemporary questions and dilemmas in feminist theory and research, assessing the impacts of past research and feminist actions. Leading scholars discuss such topics as the state of women's and gender studies, feminist epistemology, ......
Offering coverage of Christian traditions, this book is supported by a Web site that includes chapter summaries, questions for discussion and Web links that bring the stories of women to life in portraits, artifacts, and other primary materials. It combines history and primary readings and augments with helpful pedagogical tools.
The Florence Howe Award for Outstanding Feminist Scholarship, created in 1974, has played a major role in establishing the legitimacy and visibility of feminist inquiry. The early award-winning essays are available in the MLA volume Courage and Tools. This volume presents the seventeen essays that won the award for the years 1990-2004, an era that ......
