Women and Poverty analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and women's poverty. In doing so, the book provides a unique documentation of women's experiences of poverty and classism at the individual and interpersonal levels. * Provides readers with a critical analysis of the social and structural factors that contribute to women's poverty * Uses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together new research and theory from social psychology, policy studies, and critical and feminist scholarship * Documents women's experiences of poverty and classism at the interpersonal and institutional levels * Discusses policy analysis for reducing poverty and social inequality
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Bullock shines the light of her clear and bold analyses on suchissues as discrimination, unpaid labor for motherhood andcaregiving, labor market wage disparities, unaffordable housing,and violence. She examines the relationship between negativeattitudes and beliefs about poor women and demeaning socialpolicies. A "must" for social and communitypsychologists, clinical and educational psychologists, and allother professionals and students who take seriously the mission ofadvancing human health and welfare.
--Dr Bernice Lott, Department of Psychology, The Universityof Rhode Island
With her book Women and Poverty, Heather Bullockcontinues her groundbreaking illumination of poverty and classismfrom a psychological perspective. Bringing her focus to thegendered construction of poverty, Bullock's compellingexamination manages to be both expansive and particular - itencompasses the broad sociocultural trends and biases thatperpetuate women's poverty, but also renders comprehensiblethe fluctuations and implications of recent welfare policies.Scholarly, passionate, and forceful, this book is a must-haveresource for psychologists, educators, social serviceprofessionals, and policy-makers whose work interfaces with issuesof social class and social justice.
--Professor Laura Smith, Department of Counseling andClinical Psychology, Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity
In a time of obscene economic inequality, HeatherBullock's Women and Poverty: Psychology, Public Policy andSocial Justice is essential reading. Scholarly and passionate,this book reveals the ways in which poverty is gendered,illuminates the costs of poverty to women and to our entiresociety, and gives us the tools to challenge class bias and advancejust social policies.
--Professor Deborah Belle, Department of Psychology, BostonUniversity
--Dr Bernice Lott, Department of Psychology, The Universityof Rhode Island
With her book Women and Poverty, Heather Bullockcontinues her groundbreaking illumination of poverty and classismfrom a psychological perspective. Bringing her focus to thegendered construction of poverty, Bullock's compellingexamination manages to be both expansive and particular - itencompasses the broad sociocultural trends and biases thatperpetuate women's poverty, but also renders comprehensiblethe fluctuations and implications of recent welfare policies.Scholarly, passionate, and forceful, this book is a must-haveresource for psychologists, educators, social serviceprofessionals, and policy-makers whose work interfaces with issuesof social class and social justice.
--Professor Laura Smith, Department of Counseling andClinical Psychology, Teachers College, ColumbiaUniversity
In a time of obscene economic inequality, HeatherBullock's Women and Poverty: Psychology, Public Policy andSocial Justice is essential reading. Scholarly and passionate,this book reveals the ways in which poverty is gendered,illuminates the costs of poverty to women and to our entiresociety, and gives us the tools to challenge class bias and advancejust social policies.
--Professor Deborah Belle, Department of Psychology, BostonUniversity