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America's war on the poor

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Keeping women and children last

America's war on the poor

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Ruth Sidel revisits the condition of America's poor women, with particular focus on the federal government's attempts to dismantle the welfare system. She shows how America, in its search for a post-Cold War enemy, has turned inward to target single mothers on welfare and how politicians have scapegoated and stigmatized female-headed families both as a method of social control and to divert attention from the several problems that Americans face.

Most important, she reveals the real victims of poverty - the millions of children who suffer from societal neglect, inferior education, inadequate health care, hunger, and homelessness. Citing statistics that are both terrifying and disturbing, Sidel delivers a chilling indictment of the current trends and political maneuvering that threaten to keep America's poor women and children last.

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Publisher
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
232

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Edition Notes

Sequel to: Women and children last.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [221]-223) and index.

Published in
New York, N.Y

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
362.5/0973
Library of Congress
HV699 .S527 1996, HV699.S527 1996

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxi, 232 p. ;
Number of pages
232

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL793439M
ISBN 10
0140246630
LCCN
95026054
OCLC/WorldCat
33668143
LibraryThing
926012
Goodreads
1429467

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL15162191W

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