Women and Poverty

Women and Poverty analyzes the social and structural factors that contribute to, and legitimize, class inequity and women's poverty. In doing so, the book provides a unique documentation of women's experiences of poverty and classism at the individual and interpersonal levels.

• Provides readers with a critical analysis of the social and structural factors that contribute to women's poverty
• Uses a multidisciplinary approach to bring together new research and theory from social psychology, policy studies, and critical and feminist scholarship
• Documents women's experiences of poverty and classism at the interpersonal and institutional levels
• Discusses policy analysis for reducing poverty and social inequality
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