Ain't no trust : how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters /
Levine, Judith Adrienne, 1965-
Ain't no trust : how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters / Judith A. Levine. - xv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-284) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Welfare reform and the enduring structural roots of distrust -- "The way they treat you is inhumane" : caseworkers and the welfare office -- "I couldn't put up with it no more" : perceived mistreatment and distrust at work -- "I don't trust people to watch my kids" : mothers' distrust in child care providers -- "You can't put your trust in men" : gender distrust and marriage -- "I trust my mother and no one else" : trust and distrust in social networks -- Conclusion -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780520274716 (cloth : acidfree paper) 9780520274723
2013003307
Low-income single mothers--Social conditions.--United States
Low-income single mothers--Employment--United States.
Low-income single mothers--Services for--United States.
HQ759 / .L4744 2013
306.874/32086942
Ain't no trust : how bosses, boyfriends, and bureaucrats fail low-income mothers and why it matters / Judith A. Levine. - xv, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-284) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Welfare reform and the enduring structural roots of distrust -- "The way they treat you is inhumane" : caseworkers and the welfare office -- "I couldn't put up with it no more" : perceived mistreatment and distrust at work -- "I don't trust people to watch my kids" : mothers' distrust in child care providers -- "You can't put your trust in men" : gender distrust and marriage -- "I trust my mother and no one else" : trust and distrust in social networks -- Conclusion -- Appendix: research methods -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
9780520274716 (cloth : acidfree paper) 9780520274723
2013003307
Low-income single mothers--Social conditions.--United States
Low-income single mothers--Employment--United States.
Low-income single mothers--Services for--United States.
HQ759 / .L4744 2013
306.874/32086942