Single Mother : : The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual /

Single Mother : : The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual / / Jane Juffer.

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Long perceived as the ultimate symbol of social breakdown and sexual irresponsibility, the single mother is now, in the context of welfare-to-work policies, often hailed as the new spokesperson for hard work and self-sufficiency. A dozen years after Dan Quayle denounced the television character Murp...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Juffer, Jane,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2006]
©2006
Year of Publication:2006
Language:English
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Domestic Intellectuals: Freedom and the Single Mom
  • Part I. Keyword: Everyday Life
  • 1. Representing the Single Mom (and Watching TV with Alex)
  • Part II. Keyword: Spaces
  • 2. The Corporate University
  • 3. The U.S.-Mexican Border
  • 4. Puerto Rican Chicago
  • Part III. Keyword: Ethics
  • 5. Mothers and Sons
  • 6. Choice
  • Conclusion: From Identity Politics to Human Rights
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index
  • About the Author

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