Poor women in rich countries : the feminization of poverty over the life course / edited by Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.

Other author Goldberg, Gertrude S.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Descriptionxii, 340 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Poor women--Developed countries. --Cross-cultural studies.
Women heads of households--Developed countries. --Cross-cultural studies.
Poverty--Developed countries. --Cross-cultural studies.

Contents Revisiting the feminization of poverty in cross-national perspective / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Sweden : the feminization of poverty? / Diane Sainsbury and Ann Morissens -- Feminization of poverty in France : a latent issue / Claude Martin -- Germany : poverty as a risk for women deviating from the male breadwinner norm / Ute Klammer -- The United Kingdom : the feminization of poverty? / Jane Millar -- Women's poverty in Canada : cross-currents in an ebbing tide / Patricia Evans -- The Italian case / Enrica Morlicchio and Elena Spinelli -- Feminization of poverty in Japan : a special case? / Kimiko Kimoto and Kumiko Hagiwara -- Feminization of poverty in the United States : any surprises? / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 1 : the poverty of lone women, their diversity, and income sources / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg -- Summary, synthesis, and conclusions, part 2 : government policies for lone women / Gertrude Schaffner Goldberg.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009014124
ISBN9780195314304 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN0195314301 (pbk. : alk. paper)