Lives on the Edge: Single Mothers and Their Children in the Other America - Valerie Polakow - Books - The University of Chicago Press - 9780226671840 - May 28, 1994
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One out of five children, and one out of two single mothers, lives in destitution in America today. The feminization and "infantilization" of poverty have made the United States one of the most dangerous democracies for poor mothers and their children to inhabit. Why then, Valerie Polakow asks, is poverty seen as a private issue, and how can public policy fail to take responsibility for the consequences of our politics of distribution? Written by a committed child advocate, Lives on the Edge draws on social, historical, feminist, and public policy perspectives to develop an informed, wide-ranging critique of American educational and social policy. Stark, penetrating, and unflinching in its first-hand portraits of single mothers in America today, this work challenges basic myths about justice and democracy.

232 pages, 1 table

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released May 28, 1994
ISBN13 9780226671840
Publishers The University of Chicago Press
Pages 232
Dimensions 150 × 220 × 10 mm   ·   340 g
Language English  

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