Poverty in the United States
. Ed(S): O'Leary, Ann; Frew, Paula M
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Hardback. Editor(s): O'Leary, Ann; Frew, Paula M. Num Pages: 234 pages, 1 black & white illustrations, 3 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFSJ1; JKSN; KCP; MBN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 16. Weight in Grams: 549.
This important text explores the deep relationships between poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread social problems as they affect the lives of low-income women. A robust source of both empirical findings and first-person descriptions by poor women of their living conditions, it exposes cyclical patterns of structural and environmental stressors contributing to impaired physical and mental health. Psychological conditions (notably depression and PTSD), substance use and abuse, domestic and gun-related violence, relationship instability, and hunger in low-income communities, especially among women of color, are discussed in detail. In terms of solutions, the book’s contributors identify areas for major policy reform and ... Read more
This important text explores the deep relationships between poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread social problems as they affect the lives of low-income women. A robust source of both empirical findings and first-person descriptions by poor women of their living conditions, it exposes cyclical patterns of structural and environmental stressors contributing to impaired physical and mental health. Psychological conditions (notably depression and PTSD), substance use and abuse, domestic and gun-related violence, relationship instability, and hunger in low-income communities, especially among women of color, are discussed in detail. In terms of solutions, the book’s contributors identify areas for major policy reform and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
234
Condition
New
Number of Pages
234
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
ISBN
9783319438313
SKU
V9783319438313
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Ref
99-15
About . Ed(S): O'Leary, Ann; Frew, Paula M
Ann O’Leary is a psychologist living in Atlanta, Georgia. She served as a Senior Behavioral Scientist in the Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for 16 years. Her training included a summa cum laude undergraduate degree from the University of Pennsylvania; a Ph.D. in Psychology from Stanford University, supported by a National Science Foundation fellowship; and ... Read more
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