[PDF] Single Mothers In An International Context eBook

Author : Simon Duncan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 26,8 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1134227949

GET BOOK

Single mothers caring for dependent children are an important and increasing population in industrialized countries. In some, single mothers are seen primarily as mothers and few have paid work; in others, they are regarded as workers and most have paid work; and sometimes they are seen as an uneasy combination of the two with varying proportions taking up paid work.; This edited collection explores these variations, focusing on the interaction between dominant discourses around single motherhood, state policies towards single mothers, the structure of the labour market at national and local levels, and neighbourhood supports and constraints.

Author : Simon Duncan
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 317 pages
File Size : 43,23 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 1134228015

GET BOOK

Single mothers caring for dependent children are an important and increasing population in industrialized countries. In some, single mothers are seen primarily as mothers and few have paid work; in others, they are regarded as workers and most have paid work; and sometimes they are seen as an uneasy combination of the two with varying proportions taking up paid work.; This edited collection explores these variations, focusing on the interaction between dominant discourses around single motherhood, state policies towards single mothers, the structure of the labour market at national and local levels, and neighbourhood supports and constraints.

Author : Berit Åström
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 2021-05-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3030713113

GET BOOK

This edited volume addresses how single mothers and fathers are represented in novels, self-help literature, daily newspapers, film and television, as well as within their own narratives in interviews on social media. With proportions varying between countries, the number of single parents has been increasing steadily since the 1970s in the Western world. Contributions to this volume analyse how various societies respond to these parents and family forms. Through a range of materials, methodologies and national perspectives, chapters make up three sections to cover single mothers, single fathers and solo mothers (single women who became parents through assisted reproductive technologies). The authors reveal that single parenthood is divided along the lines of gender and socioeconomic status, with age, sexuality and the reason for being a single parent coming into play. Chapter 11 is available open access under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License via link.springer.com.

Author : Polakow, Valerie
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 33,17 MB
Release : 2001-07-18
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1861342772

GET BOOK

This study documents the daily lives of vunerable lone mothers and their children in Denmark. Loss of rights, gender and ethnic inequality, and family violence all emerge as key themes, with far-reaching international implications. The book presents case stories and questions the legal issues.

Author : S. Duncan
Publisher : Springer
Page : 343 pages
File Size : 30,56 MB
Release : 1999-08-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0230509681

GET BOOK

Why are most British lone mothers unemployed? And is 'welfare to work' the right sort of policy response? This book provides an in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. Combining qualitative and quantitative data, it focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare states. Criticising conventional economic theories of decision-making, it posits an alternative concept of 'gendered moral rationality', and sets up new frameworks for understanding national policy differences and discourses about lone motherhood.

Author : Majella Kilkey
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 25,5 MB
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Music
ISBN : 1351743503

GET BOOK

This title was first published in 2000. This is a study which compares and contrasts how lone mothers' relationships to paid work and care-giving are constructed across 20 countries, and with what outcomes for lone mothers' levels of economic well-being. In doing so, the book explores from an international perspective, the implications of the re-orientation of lone mothers' citizenship within the UK policy field from that of care-giver to paid worker. The volume engages with feminist comparative social policy literature concerned with specifying a construction of citizenship appropriate to capturing international variations in women's social rights. By incorporating social rights attached to paid work and care, as well as those which enable lone mothers to move between sequential periods of paid work and care-giving across the child-rearing cycle, the study makes a significant contribution to the literature.

Author : Hannah Zagel
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 37,74 MB
Release : 2023-04-29
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 3658400811

GET BOOK

This book analyses theoretically and empirically why some single mothers are less disadvantaged than others. It argues that single parenthood is associated with different risks, depending on the stage in the life course at which it is experienced and on the institutional protection provided at the respective stage of the life course.

Author : Nieuwenhuis, Rense
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 16,15 MB
Release : 2018-03-07
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1447333640

GET BOOK

Single parents face countless hardships, but they can be boiled down to a triple bind: inadequate resources, insufficient employment, and limited support policies. This book brings together research from a range of disciplines from more than forty countries--with particularly detailed case studies from the United Kingdom, Iceland, Sweden, and Scotland. It addresses numerous issues related to the struggles of single parents, including poverty, employment, health, children's development and education, and more.

Author : Stein Ringen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 11,62 MB
Release : 2018-08-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0429851235

GET BOOK

First published in 1999, this volume is the fifth in a series on international studies of issues in social security. The series is initiated by the Foundation for International Studies on Social Security (FISS). One of its aims is to confront different academic approaches with each other, and with public policy perspectives. Another is to give analytic reports of cross-nationally different approaches to the design and reform of welfare state programs.

Author : Millar, Jane
Publisher : Policy Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 11,77 MB
Release : 2001-11-07
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1847425380

GET BOOK

Policy makers across the world are confronting issues relating to lone parents and employment, with many governments seeking to increase the participation of lone parents in the labour market. This book is based on an up-to-date analysis of provisions within particular countries, examining whether and how policies support and encourage employment, and drawing out policy lessons. The countries examined are the UK, USA, Australia, France, the Netherlands and Norway. Unlike other studies which have considered this issue, this book includes both country-specific chapters and makes thematic comparisons across countries. Chapters are written by leading experts on lone parenthood in each country. Lone parents, employment and social policy is essential reading for students in social policy, sociology, human geography, gender and women's studies, as well as policy makers and practitioners in the field of lone parents and employment. It will be of interest to those who want to know more about these policy developments but also to those interested in broader issues about gender and welfare states.