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Book Reviews : Women Activists: Challenging the Abuse of Power. By Anne Witte Garland. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 19 ...

Book Reviews : Women Activists: Challenging the Abuse of Power. By Anne Witte Garland. New York:... 6 is another of the book because it addresses the welcome Chapter part stresses on families not because are &dquo;cash placed single-parent only they but because are &dquo;time lack with child and care poor&dquo; they poor&dquo; (they help household Kamerman and Kahn that the burden for chores). emphasize mothers is than for married mothers because their lower single greater incomes make it more difficult to such as child services, purchase support care and household the authors’ concerns are about help. Although mostly more attention to the faced the mothers, single problems by growing number of fathers would also be useful if a universal single truly response is to be Kamerman and Kahn a number of ideas for developed. present the of child but more information is needed care, improving availability about the of child care. also raise the issue of They improving quality a of this affordable but consideration housing, space precluded thorough critical in their book. problem the authors’ real contribution is that miscon- Perhaps they dispel public that the United States is a when it comes to ceptions generous country families headed and families in The women, assisting by poor general. United States has used a welfare http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work SAGE

Book Reviews : Women Activists: Challenging the Abuse of Power. By Anne Witte Garland. New York: Feminist Press at the City University of New York, 19 ...

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0886-1099
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1552-3020
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10.1177/088610998900400312
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Abstract

6 is another of the book because it addresses the welcome Chapter part stresses on families not because are &dquo;cash placed single-parent only they but because are &dquo;time lack with child and care poor&dquo; they poor&dquo; (they help household Kamerman and Kahn that the burden for chores). emphasize mothers is than for married mothers because their lower single greater incomes make it more difficult to such as child services, purchase support care and household the authors’ concerns are about help. Although mostly more attention to the faced the mothers, single problems by growing number of fathers would also be useful if a universal single truly response is to be Kamerman and Kahn a number of ideas for developed. present the of child but more information is needed care, improving availability about the of child care. also raise the issue of They improving quality a of this affordable but consideration housing, space precluded thorough critical in their book. problem the authors’ real contribution is that miscon- Perhaps they dispel public that the United States is a when it comes to ceptions generous country families headed and families in The women, assisting by poor general. United States has used a welfare

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Affilia: Journal of Women and Social WorkSAGE

Published: Oct 1, 1989

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