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Showing 1 to 20 of 99 for “"Single Mothers"”.
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Xhosa Single Mothers: Reasons for Remaining Single
… situational and cultural influences related to single motherhood among a specific population in South Africa. Through semi-structured interviews and participant observation, this thesis reveals the life stories and experiences of the women utilizing the Salem Baby Care Centre. Hopefully, this …
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Working class single mothers : performing middle class identity
Much of the literature on single motherhood has been devoted to poor or middle class single mothers. In this study I interviewed working class single mothers. Their unique position between the poor and the middle class leads to interesting observations about how women at the boundaries do and …
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Single Mothers in College: The Effect of Selected Variables
<p>Single parent mothers who are currently in poverty may find it difficult to find routes out of poverty and/or even to enrolling in college. Little empirical research has been conducted on low-income single parent mothers who attempt to enroll, persist and graduate college. The current research …
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Correlates and consequences of physical activity among single mothers
Single motherhood has been associated with negative health consequences such as cardiovascular disease, depression, and stress. Participation in physical activity might improve the health of single mothers, yet little is known about the correlates and consequences of this health behavior among this …
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Work or welfare: The choice for single mothers in poverty
… the perspectives toward work and welfare of single mothers limited to either welfare or the minimum-wage job market to support their families. A snowball sampling technique resulted in a sample of ten women with experience both in the minimum-wage labor market and on welfare. The study took …
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Single mothers getting by: cultural and structural violence in public policy
… and politicians have used rhetoric to make poor single mothers the "other." This paper will apply Galtung's model of the rhetorical and enacted route from cultural violence to structural violence ending in direct violence to this case. To explore the in the creation and "reform" of the welfare …
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#BlackMamasMatter: The Significance of Motherhood and Mothering for Low-Income Black Single Mothers
In the present neoliberal era, low-income Black single mothers receiving public assistance must grapple with heightened state surveillance, the devaluation of their mothering, trying to raise Black children in a racist society, and navigating the neoliberal economic system. This dissertation …
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Intersections of Welfare and Child Welfare Systems and Single Mothers' Activism in the U.S.
This study examines the lived experiences of single mothers involved with child welfare services and mothers activism against child welfare services, in order to more deeply understand the intersections between and meanings of the welfare and child welfare systems in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in the …
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Labor Market Effects of the Working Family Tax Credit on Single Mothers in the UK
… Effects of the Working Family Tax Credit on Single Mothers in the UK. Sofiana Sinani August 2022 Bibliographic note SINANI, Sofiana. The Labor Market Effects of the Working Family Tax Credit on Single Mothers in the UK. Prague 2022. Master thesis. Center for Economic Research and Graduate …
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The impact of participation in online social networking on parenting stress levels of single mothers
… householders with no husband present. Many single mothers experience a high level of stress due to feelings of isolation and alienation from friends and family and having to deal with social, economic, and personal issues alone. This study evaluated the impact of participation in a social …
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Welfare Deservingness Perceptions of Single Mothers in Hungary: Institutional Design, Government Discourse, and Public Attitudes
The literature on single mothers’ welfare deservingness is dominated by analyses carried out in Anglo-Saxon countries. In these countries, politicians gained social legitimacy for the cut-back of single mothers’ benefits by framing them as immoral and lazy welfare recipients. In contrast, this …
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The Experiences of Employment in Single -Parent Families: Implications for Single Mothers and Their Adolescents
This study examines the subjective experiences of single-parent, mother-headed families. Ninety-four working single mothers and their adolescents reported on their experiences using the Experience Sampling Method (ESM) and provided reports of their momentary experience in different contexts when …
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Experiences Of Successful African American And Hispanic Non-Traditional Single Mothers At An Urban Community College
<p>Single parents who are public welfare recipients and seek to complete a college degree face many obstacles to persist and stay enrolled. Factors such as (a) being custodial parents of a child(ren), (b) juggling a job and family responsibilities, and (c) dealing with financial strains, to name a …
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WOMEN AND WORK-LIFE BALANCE: A NARRATIVE INQUIRY OF WORKING SINGLE MOTHERS BALANCING FAMILY AND WORK
… purpose of this study was to explore working single mothers’ work-life balance in order to better understand how employers can assist them. Role theory, role conflict theory, and spillover theory were utilized to examine how working single mothers experience work-life balance and how they …
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Paying 'Due Regard'? The Impact of the Public Sector Equality Duty on Service Provision for Single Mothers
… Equality Duty (‘the Duty’) on the lives of single mother, local authority service users, focusing on their experiences ‘on the ground’. The discourse surrounding lone mothers has long been highly politicised, entrenched in a paradigm of dependency. This in-depth, qualitative study, …
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A qualitative study examining the experiences of first-generation Asian Indian divorced single mothers in the United States
… of first-generation Asian Indian divorced single mothers in the US in the first few years following their separation and divorce. The following three theoretical approaches provided a framework for understanding Asian Indian single mother families: Family Adjustment and Adaptation Response …
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Married to the state : mothering on welfare : survival strategies of single mothers in a UK public housing estate
… provides an ethnographic account of the lives of single mothers subsisting on Department of Social Security (DSS) benefits in a large public housing estate where unemployment rates are very high and traditional nuclear families are the exception rather than the rule. The aims and objectives of the …
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African American Males' Perceptions of Factors Aiding Their Completion of High School: A Population Raised by Single Mothers
… more about African American males raised by single mothers, and the perceived factors that helped them complete high school. The interview protocol for this study consisted of fourteen questions. Researching the perceived factors that contributed to the academic success of African American …
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