Lone Mothers, Paid Work and Gendered Moral Rationalitie

by Simon Duncan and Rosalind Edwards

Why are British lone mothers less likely to be in paid work than in most other western countries? And is 'welfare to work' the right sort of policy response? This book sets out to answer questions like these through in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. Combining qualitative and quantitative data, it focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0333644530
• ISBN13: 9780333644539
• Release Date: August 1999
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 333 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"