Saving Bernice Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty

Name: Saving Bernice Battered Women, Welfare, and Poverty
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ISBN: 9781555534387

ISBN-10: 1555534384

ISBN-13: 9781555534387

Edition: 2000

Authors: Jody Raphael

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This is the story of Bernice, a former welfare mother and survivor of domestic violence, and her arduous journey to escape from, and ultimately triumph over, years of battering, poverty, and welfare. Skillfully interweaving Bernice's own eloquent words about her harrowing abuse with descriptions of other women's similar experiences and a rich synthesis of statistical findings, Jody Raphael demonstrates convincingly that domestic violence and dependence on public assistance are intricately linked. In a work that is sure to stir controversy, she challenges traditional views and stereotypes (conservative and liberal) about welfare recipients, arguing that many poor women are neither lazy nor…

Book details

List price: $26.95
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Publication date: 5/18/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 184
Size: 6.14" wide x 8.98" long x 0.55" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Prologue: Giving Up the Secrets



Getting Trapped



Trying to Work



Having Babies



Leaving



Recovering: Is There a "Culture of Poverty"?



Little Billy's Dilemma



The Single Mother Myth and the Role of Welfare and Work



Toward New Public Policy



Violence and Poverty: The Causes


Epilogue


Notes


Bibliography


Index