Parenting in Public: Family Shelter and Public Assistance

by Donna Haig Friedman and Rosa Clark

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When parents must rely on public assistance and family shelters to provide for their children's most basic needs, they lose autonomy. Within a system of public assistance that already stigmatizes and isolates its beneficiaries, their family lives become subject to public scrutiny and criticism. They are parenting in public.

This book is an in-depth examination of the realities of life for parents and their children in family shelters...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0231111053

ISBN13:9780231111058

Release Date:September 2000

Publisher:Columbia University Press

Length:286 Pages

Weight:0.92 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher

Related Subjects

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

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