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Nobody wants to hear our truth : homeless women and theories of the welfare state

Author: Meredith L Ralston
Publisher: Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996.
Series: Contributions in women's studies, no. 153.
Edition/Format:   Book : English
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The author conducted interviews for over five years with 20 homeless and addicted women with different experiences of sexual abuse and sexism and racism. They vividly demonstrate how both neo-conservative and neo-liberal prescriptions for solving their problems are unworkable. The work considers the linkage of homelessness and addiction, provides profiles of the interviewee, and outlines methodology used in the  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Interviews
Entretiens
Additional Physical Format: Online version:
Ralston, Meredith L.
Nobody wants to hear our truth.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996
(OCoLC)604986674
Online version:
Ralston, Meredith L.
Nobody wants to hear our truth.
Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 1996
(OCoLC)608679512
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Meredith L Ralston
ISBN: 0313292922 9780313292927
OCLC Number: 32547156
Description: xiii, 202 p. ; 24 cm.
Contents: 1. Introduction --
2. Criticisms of Welfare Services --
3. The Women's Explanations for Their Experiences --
4. Neo-Conservatives and the Women's Themes --
5. Neo-Liberals and the Women's Themes --
6. Theories Favorable to the Welfare State --
7. Conclusion.
Series Title: Contributions in women's studies, no. 153.
Responsibility: Meredith L. Ralston.

Abstract:

The author conducted interviews for over five years with 20 homeless and addicted women with different experiences of sexual abuse and sexism and racism. They vividly demonstrate how both neo-conservative and neo-liberal prescriptions for solving their problems are unworkable. The work considers the linkage of homelessness and addiction, provides profiles of the interviewee, and outlines methodology used in the research.

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