Beggars and choosers : how the politics of choice shapes adoption, abortion, and welfare in the Unit...
Beggars and choosers : how the politics of choice shapes adoption, abortion, and welfare in the Unit...
Beggars and choosers : how the politics of choice shapes adoption, abortion, and welfare in the United States / Rickie Solinger.
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.
Date
2001.
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N363.46/33
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Language
English
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Physical content
xi, 290 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Choice Is a Moving Target -- 2. Justifying Choice: The Back Alley Butcher as Spectral Icon -- 3. Claiming Rights in the Era of Choice: Part I: Awakenings -- 4. Claiming Rights in the Era of Choice: Part II: Concerned United Birthparents -- 5. Constraining Choice: Welfare Queens as Illegitimate Co...
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Publisher
New York : Hill and Wang, 2001.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2001.
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Summary
"In Beggars and Choosers, Rickie Solinger shows that historical distinctions between women of color and white women, between poor and middle-class women, persisted and were used in new ways during the era of "choice." Politicians and policy makers excluded certain women from the class of "deserving mothers" by using the language of choice to create...
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Beggars and choosers : how the politics of choice shapes adoption, abortion, and welfare in the United States / Rickie Solinger.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-283) and index.
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N363.46/33
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvbM8PR2Jy
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ISBN
0809028603 (pbk)
9780809097029 (hc : alk. paper)
0809097028 (hc : alk. paper)
9780809028603 (pbk)
DDC
363.46
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991014772499702626
