Single Mother: The Emergence of the Domestic Intellectual

by Jane Juffer

Book Overview

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 Murphy Brown for making the decision to become a single mother "just another lifestyle choice," President George W. Bush applauded single mothers for "heroic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814742807
• ISBN13: 9780814742808
• Release Date: April 2006
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 267 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.0"