{"product_id":"9783319438313","title":"Poverty in the United States: Women’s Voices","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePoverty in the United States: Women’s Voices\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eO'Leary, Ann; Frew, Paula M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eThis 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 make potent recommendations for community outreach, wide-scale intervention, and sustained advocacy.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAmong the topics covered:\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e•\tThe intersection of women’s health and poverty.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e•\tPoverty, personal experiences of violence, and mental health.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e•\tThe role of social support for women living in poverty.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e•\tThe logic of exchange sex among women living in poverty.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e•\tPhysical safety and neighborhood issues.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e•\tExploring the complex intersections between housing environments and health behaviors among women living in poverty.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eA stark reminder that health should be considered a basic human right, \u003ci\u003ePoverty in the United States: Women's Voices\u003c\/i\u003e is a necessary reference for research professionals particularly interested in women’s studies, HIV\/AIDS prevention, poverty, and social policy. \u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2016-12-28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319438313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-43833-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 234\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47693453066380,"sku":"9783319438313","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319438313_176e90d6-cdee-4787-b8f5-9b52de62b4e8.jpg?v=1776773422","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9783319438313","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}