Single Mothers In International Context - Mothers Or Workers?

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.

List of contents

Chapter 1 Introduction: A Contextual Approach to Single Mothers and Paid Work, SimonDuncan, RosalindEdwards; Chapter 2 Single Mothers in the Republic of Ireland: Mothers not Workers, EithneMcLaughlin, PaulaRodgers; Chapter 3 Single Mothers in Britain: Unsupported Workers or Mothers?, SimonDuncan, RosalindEdwards; Chapter 4 Single Mothers in the USA: Unsupported Workers and Mothers, Marthade Acosta; Chapter 5 Single Mothers in Japan: Unsupported Mothers Who Work, ItoPeng; Chapter 6 Single Mothers in Australia: Supporting Mothers to Seek Work, MarilynMcHugh, JaneMillar; Chapter 7 Single Mothers in Germany: Supported Mothers Who Work, MartinaKlett-Davies; Chapter 8 Single Mothers in France: Supported Mothers and Workers, NadineLefaucheur, ClaudeMartin; Chapter 9 Single Mothers in Sweden: Supported Workers Who Mother, UllaBjörnberg; Chapter 10 Afterword, SimonDuncan, RosalindEdwards;

About the author

Simon Duncan, Rosalind Edwards

Summary

Single mothers are seen in different ways around the industrialized world: as mothers, workers or an uneasy combination of the two. This collection explores variations in state policy, labour markets and the status of single mothers.

Product details

• Assisted by: Simon Duncan (Editor), Duncan Simon (Editor), Rosalind Edwards (Editor), Edwards Rosalind (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.05.1997
• EAN: 9781857287912
• ISBN: 978-1-85728-791-2
• No. of pages: 296
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 16 mm x 234 mm
• Weight: 440 g
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, HEALTH & FITNESS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, Society & culture: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare and social services, Society and culture: general, Sociology: family and relationships, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General