Poverty in the American Dream: Women & Children FirstSouth End Press, 1983 - 64 síður A classic in feminist and economic theory, this pamphlet analyzes the impact of social service cutbacks, changes in the job market, and victim-blaming myths like the "Black matriarchy" theses of Daniel Patrick Moynihan and George Gilder. Also highlights a progressive agenda for the future. |
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List of Tables and Boxes | 4 |
Womens Work | 17 |
The Compassionate State? | 27 |
Reagan Hood Takes from the Needy | 37 |
Looking Back and Looking Forward | 51 |
Footnotes | 59 |
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