Pitied but Not Entitled: Single Mothers and the History of Welfare

An important original contribution and one that offers provocative insights into the current welfare reform debate. (Deborah A. Stone New Republic )Illuminating...skillfully written and well-documented. (Frank F. Furstenberg New York Times Book Review )Particularly timely and instructive...thoroughly documented, balanced and often absorbing...Perhaps it will help us to take another look at the current thinking about both the needs and the rights of the poor before harsh, punitive policies critically injure children and their families for generations to come. (Ruth Sidel Nation )--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.