Poverty in the United States : Women's Voices

This important text explores the deep relationships between poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread social problems as they affect the lives of low-income women. A robust source of both empirical findings and first-person descriptions by poor women of their living conditions, it exp...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors O'Leary, Ann (Editor), Frew, Paula M. (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2017.
Subjects
Social sciences.
Public health.
Social policy.
Social work.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9783319438337
DOI10.1007/978-3-319-43833-7
Physical DescriptionXXII, 234 p. 4 illus., 3 illus. in color. online resource.

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Table of Contents:
  • Women and Poverty in the United States
  • Qualitative Methodological Approach
  • The Intersection of Women's Health and Poverty
  • Food Insecurity Experienced by Women Living in Poverty
  • Poverty, Personal Experiences of Violence, and Mental Health: Understanding Their Complex Intersections among Low-income Women
  • Substance Use among Women in Poverty
  • The Role of Social Support for Women Living in Poverty
  • Partner Concurrency and Relationship Dynamics
  • The Logic of Exchange Sex among Women Living in Poverty
  • Physical Safety and Neighborhood Issues
  • Housing and Health: Exploring the Complex Intersections between Housing Environments and Health Behaviors among Women Living in Poverty
  • Descriptions of Gun Violence
  • Afterword: Policy and Human Rights Implications of Women's Poverty and Vulnerability in the United States.

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