女性と貧困の社会心理学 Women and Poverty : Psychology, Public Policy, and Social Justice (Contemporary Social Issues)

Bullock, Heather E.

Blackwell Pub（2013/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 198 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781405183505
• DDC分類 362.839857

基本説明

Provides a social psychological analysis of social class and class-based inequity, with specific focus on women's poverty.

Full Description

Women and Poverty analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and women's poverty. In doing so, the book provides a unique documentation of women's experiences of poverty and classism at the individual and interpersonal levels.



Provides readers with a critical analysis of the social and structural factors that contribute to women's poverty
Uses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together new research and theory from social psychology, policy studies, and critical and feminist scholarship
Documents women's experiences of poverty and classism at the interpersonal and institutional levels
Discusses policy analysis for reducing poverty and social inequality

Contents

About the Author ix 1 Women and Poverty: An Ongoing Crisis 1

2 Structural Sources of Women's Poverty and Homelessness 16

3 Beliefs about Poverty, Wealth, and Social Class: Implications for Intergroup Relations and Social Policy 40

4 Welfare Reform at 15 and Beyond: How Are Low-Income Women and Families Faring? 70

5 Low-Income Women, Critical Resistance, and Welfare Rights Activism 104
Co-authored with Wendy M. Limbert and Roberta A. Downing

6 Women and Economic Justice: Pitfalls, Possibilities, and Promise 140

References 159

Index 192