Nobody Wants to Hear Our Truth - Homeless Women and Theories of the Welfare State

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
Criticisms of Welfare Services
The Women's Explanations for Their Experience
Neo-conservatives and the Women's Themes
Neo-liberals and the Women's Themes
Theories Favorable to the Welfare State
Conclusions
Appendix
Bibliography
Index

About the author

MEREDITH L. RALSTON is Assistant Professor of Women's Studies at Mount Saint Vincent University in Nova Scotia, Canada. She has published studies of homelessness and prostitution, and now works in the areas of gender and development.

Product details

• Authors: Meredith Ralston, Meredith L. Ralston
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.01.1996
• EAN: 9780313292927
• ISBN: 978-0-313-29292-7
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Poverty & Homelessness, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Social welfare & social services, Social welfare and social services, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, Politics, Law, and Government