America's Shame: Women and Children in Shelter and the Degradation of Family Roles

by Barbara A. Arrighi

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Rejecting those who urge a bootstrap approach to people living in extreme poverty on the edge of society, sociologist Barbara Arrighi makes an eloquent, compassionate plea for empathy and collective responsibility toward those for whom either the boots or the straps are missing. This book further offers solutions in consciousness raising, community collaboration, and informed, responsible public policy. The book is a critique of a system that purports...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0275957322

ISBN13:9780275957322

Release Date:July 1997

Publisher:Praeger

Length:160 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Related Subjects

Parenting & Relationships Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Public Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare Social Work

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