Full Description
This participant observer study chronicles the stories of a group of poor Canadian women, their experience with exclusion by health and social service providers, and their involvement in a feminist action research project.
Contents
1. Exploring exclusion, poverty, and women's health2. Poverty, exclusion, and women's health: Using feminist action research to problematize and address poor women's health3. Research context and methods4. The women's stories5. Poor women's exclusion and health6. Negotiating the other identity: Legitimacy, power, and discourses of health and poverty7. Lofty ideals and lived experiences: The research team as feminist action research8. Women's health and social justice: Implications, recommendations, and conclusions