Wives without husbands: marriage, desertion, and welfare in new york, 1900-1935
Auteur :
Igra, Anna R.
Éditeur :
The University of North Carolina Press
ISBN :
9780807857793
Date de publication :
11 déc. 2006
Dimensions :
23,4 x 14,6 x 1,1 cm
Poids :
260 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
Shedding light on contemporary campaigns to encourage marriage among welfare recipients and to prosecute "deadbeat dads," this book traces the efforts of Progressive reformers to make "runaway husbands" support their families. It analyzes the history of antidesertion reform from its emergence in social policy debates.