Lives on the edge : single mothers and their children in the other America / Valerie Polakow.
| Author/creator | Polakow, Valerie |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©1993. |
| Description | ix, 222 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Childhood revisited -- Motherhood and the ideology of care -- The other motherhood: the landscape of single mothers in poverty -- Young mother's stories: being teenage, black and single -- Mothers' stories: contingency continued -- Inside public preschools: a view from below -- The classroom worlds of at-risk children: five portraits -- Poor children's pedagogy: the construction of at-risk students -- Lives on the edge. |
| Local note | Little-290627--305130043660V |
| Local note | Little-290628--305130043661W |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-211) and index. |
| LCCN | 92021977 |
| ISBN | 0226671836 (alk. paper) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ759.45.P66 1993 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |