Faces of poverty portraits of women and children on welfare /

Berrick, Jill Duerr.

Faces of poverty portraits of women and children on welfare / [electronic resource] : Jill Duerr Berrick. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1995. - x, 214 p.

Includes index.

Introduction: Living Poverty -- 1. What Is Welfare? -- 2. Ana: Caught in Circumstances Beyond Her Control -- 3. Sandy: Working but Poor -- 4. Rebecca: Motivation and a Fighting Spirit -- 5. Darlene: Complex People, Complex Problems -- 6. Cora: A Portrait of Dependency -- 7. Finding a Better Way.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Poor women--United States--Case studies.
Poor children--United States--Case studies.
Welfare recipients--United States--Case studies.
Public welfare--United States.


Electronic books.

HV1445 / .B47 1995

362.5/0973