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Ain't no trust how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters

Title
Ain't no trust [electronic resource] : how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters / Judith A. Levine.
Author
Levine, Judith Adrienne, 1965-
Publication
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]

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Description
1 online resource (xv, 297 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Ain't no trust (Online)
Alternative Title
Ain't no trust (Online)
Subject
  • Low-income single mothers > United States > Social conditions
  • Low-income single mothers > Employment > United States
  • Low-income single mothers > Services for > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-284) and index.
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Contents
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Welfare reform and the enduring structural roots of distrust -- "The way they treat you is inhumane" : caseworkers and the welfare office -- "I couldn't put up with it no more" : perceived mistreatment and distrust at work -- "I don't trust people to watch my kids" : mothers' distrust in child care providers -- "You can't put your trust in men" : gender distrust and marriage -- "I trust my mother and no one else" : trust and distrust in social networks -- Conclusion -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
LCCN
2013003307
OCLC
ssj0000916627
Author
Levine, Judith Adrienne, 1965-
Title
Ain't no trust [electronic resource] : how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters / Judith A. Levine.
Imprint
Berkeley : University of California Press, [2013]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-284) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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Available from home with a valid library card
Available onsite at NYPL
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