Patchwork
Poor Women’s Stories of Resewing the Shredded Safety Net
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12142804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Autumn R Green (0000-0001-6467-0343, Boston College, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 51-64 |
| Publication date | 2013-02-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Affilia (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0886-1099 • E-ISSN: 1552-3020 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0886109912475159 |
| OpenAlex | W2064099229 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 14 |
Today’s low-income families must patch together their own safety nets from disparate sources of assistance within a context of budget cuts and the growing need for services because of the impact of the Great Recession. Doing so involves a complex and unacknowledged form of labor termed the unspoken shift, which generally falls on the shoulders of women. This article approaches the patchwork safety net system through the perspective of low-income mothers in Boston. Using findings from 6 years of research with low-income families, it argues for a more comprehensive approach to providing social services and reforming public policy
Business · Context (archaeology · Demographic economics · Economics · Low income · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Recession · Safety net · Sociology · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics · History · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Work-Family Balance Challenges
Making Ends Meet
The price of motherhood
Listening to battered women
A ‘Pauperization of Motherhood’? Single Motherhood and Women's Poverty over Time
Education and Training for Low-Income Women
Moving Welfare Participants to Work
Tapestries of Life
Reconstructing Gender
Operating within the Rules
The second shift
Flat Broke with Children
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Highly cited | No |