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Poor women in rich countries : the feminization of poverty over the life course /

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This wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Goldberg, Gertrude S.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Poor women > Developed countries > Cross-cultural studies.
Women heads of households > Developed countries > Cross-cultural studies.
Poverty > Developed countries > Cross-cultural studies.
Femmes pauvres > Pays industrialisés > Études transculturelles.
Femmes chefs de famille > Pays industrialisés > Études transculturelles.
Pauvreté > Pays industrialisés > Études transculturelles.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Women's Studies.
Poor women
Poverty
Women heads of households
Developed countries
Electronic books.
Cross-cultural studies
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:This wide-ranging collection focuses on the economic condition of single mothers and single elderly women in eight wealthy but diverse countries: Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xii, 340 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780199718207
0199718202
9780195314304
0195314301
9780199865574
0199865574