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Blaming the victim. New York: Pantheon
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- SAGE
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- 10.1177/088610999501000404
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Abstract
This qualitative study of 23 Appalachian women identified fourpatterns of participation in the informal economy. The unique needsof these women illustrate the necessity for differential approaches towelfare reform and the ethical dilemma of social workers who arecaught between their knowledge that these women use illegal, unreported income to supplement insufficient welfare benefits and thepunitive social policies and poor employment prospects that give thewomen no choice.
Journal
Affilia: Journal of Women and Social Work – SAGE
Published: Dec 1, 1995