- Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 234 pages) : illustrations.
- Summary
- "Reformed American Dreams explores the experiences of low-income single mothers who pursued higher education while on welfare after the 1996 welfare reforms. This research occurred in an area where grassroots activism by and for mothers on welfare in higher education was directly able to affect the implementation of public policy. Half of the participants in Sheila M. Katz's research were activists with the grassroots welfare rights organization, LIFETIME, trying to change welfare policy and to advocate for better access to higher education. Reformed American Dreams takes up their struggle to raise families, attend school, and become student activists, all while trying to escape poverty. Katz highlights mothers' experiences as they pursued higher education on welfare and became grassroots activists during the Great Recession"--
- "Reformed American Dreams explores the experiences of low-income single mothers who pursued higher education while on welfare after the 1996 welfare reforms. This research occurred in an area where grassroots activism by and for mothers on welfare in higher education was directly able to affect the implementation of public policy"--
- Uniform Title
- Reformed American dreams (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Reformed American dreams (Online)
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2018042830
- OCLC
- ssj0002192254
- Author
Katz, Sheila Marie.
- Title
Reformed American dreams [electronic resource] : welfare mothers, higher education, and activism / Sheila M. Katz.
- Imprint
New Brunswick : Rutgers University Press, [2019]
- Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-221) and index.
- Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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