Faith I T Ferguson
Biographic Data
| ID | 388965 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Faith I T Ferguson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Faith I T |
| FAMILY NAME | Ferguson |
| SIGNATURE | FERGUSON F I T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brandeis University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 82 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Only one pair of hands: Ways that single mothers stretch work and family resources
Based on in-depth interviews with 50 women in the eastern part of Massachusetts in the United States between the ages of 22 and 50 who have chosen to be single mothers, this article presents a typology demonstrating the factors leading to, and consequences of, differing combinations of economic and social support for childrearing marshaled by the mothers. Ensuring middle class lives for their children is a central goal for the mothers. This goal …
Kinship Strategies and Self-Sufficiency Among Single Mothers by Choice: Post Modern Family Ties
Childcare Choice and Constraints in the United States: Social Class, Race and the Influence of Family Views
One of the most pervasive aspects of the Cultural war (Hunter 1991; Wolfe 1993) over family life in the 1990s and next century is over the raising of children. Daycare versus within the family for children under school age is one highly contested aspect of this battle. Because of ideological conflicts, especially over family forms and family norms (Hartmann and Spalter-Roth 1994),and because of the history and politics of attempted family policy,…
Making a Big Stink: Women's Work, Women's Relationships, and Toxic Waste Activism
Women constitute the majority of both the leadership and the membership of local toxic waste activist organizations; yet, gender and the fight against toxic hazards are rarely analyzed together in studies on gender or on environmental issues. This absence of rigorous analysis of gender issues in toxic waste activism is particularly noticeable since many scholars already make note that women predominate in this movement. This article is an attempt…
Making a Big Stink: Women's Work, Women's Relationships, and Toxic Waste Activism
Women constitute the majority of both the leadership and the membership of local toxic waste activist organizations; yet, gender and the fight against toxic hazards are rarely analyzed together in studies on gender or on environmental issues. This absence of rigorous analysis of gender issues in toxic waste activism is particularly noticeable since many scholars already make note that women predominate in this movement. This article is an attempt…
Kinship Strategies and Self-Sufficiency Among Single Mothers by Choice: Post Modern Family Ties
Only one pair of hands: Ways that single mothers stretch work and family resources
Based on in-depth interviews with 50 women in the eastern part of Massachusetts in the United States between the ages of 22 and 50 who have chosen to be single mothers, this article presents a typology demonstrating the factors leading to, and consequences of, differing combinations of economic and social support for childrearing marshaled by the mothers. Ensuring middle class lives for their children is a central goal for the mothers. This goal …
Childcare Choice and Constraints in the United States: Social Class, Race and the Influence of Family Views
One of the most pervasive aspects of the Cultural war (Hunter 1991; Wolfe 1993) over family life in the 1990s and next century is over the raising of children. Daycare versus within the family for children under school age is one highly contested aspect of this battle. Because of ideological conflicts, especially over family forms and family norms (Hartmann and Spalter-Roth 1994),and because of the history and politics of attempted family policy,…
Making a Big Stink: Women's Work, Women's Relationships, and Toxic Waste Activism
Women constitute the majority of both the leadership and the membership of local toxic waste activist organizations; yet, gender and the fight against toxic hazards are rarely analyzed together in studies on gender or on environmental issues. This absence of rigorous analysis of gender issues in toxic waste activism is particularly noticeable since many scholars already make note that women predominate in this movement. This article is an attempt…
Childcare Choice and Constraints in the United States: Social Class, Race and the Influence of Family Views
One of the most pervasive aspects of the Cultural war (Hunter 1991; Wolfe 1993) over family life in the 1990s and next century is over the raising of children. Daycare versus within the family for children under school age is one highly contested aspect of this battle. Because of ideological conflicts, especially over family forms and family norms (Hartmann and Spalter-Roth 1994),and because of the history and politics of attempted family policy,…
Kinship Strategies and Self-Sufficiency Among Single Mothers by Choice: Post Modern Family Ties
Only one pair of hands: Ways that single mothers stretch work and family resources
Based on in-depth interviews with 50 women in the eastern part of Massachusetts in the United States between the ages of 22 and 50 who have chosen to be single mothers, this article presents a typology demonstrating the factors leading to, and consequences of, differing combinations of economic and social support for childrearing marshaled by the mothers. Ensuring middle class lives for their children is a central goal for the mothers. This goal …
Sociology (4 works) · Political science (3 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (2 works) · Balance (ability (1 works)