Widows and Orphans First
Publisher： University of Illinois Press
Publication year： 2005
E-ISBN: 9780252091636
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9780252030208
Subject： D0 Political Theory;D4 Workers, Peasants , Youth, Womens Movement and Organization;K7 Americas History
Keyword： 工人、农民、青年、妇女运动与组织,政治理论,美洲史
Language： ENG
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Description
Widows and Orphans First investigates the importance of local economies and values in the origins of the welfare state through an exploration of widows' lives in three industrial American cities with widely differing economic, ethnic, and racial bases. _x000B_In Fall River, Massachusetts, employment was regarded as the solution to widows' poverty, so public charitable expenditure was drastically limited. In Pittsburgh, where few jobs were available for women or children--and where jobs for men were in "widowmaking" industries such as steel and railroading--the city's charitable establishments were more sympathetic. In the border city of Baltimore, which had a large African American population and a diverse economy that relied on inexpensive child and female labor, funds for public services were limited, and African Americans tended to establish their own charitable institutions. In this unique comparative study of widows' welfare and family economy, Jay Kleinberg examines the role of children in society and the development of social welfare policy for widows.
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