Faces of Poverty: Portraits of Women and Children on Welfare

Faces of Poverty: Portraits of Women and Children on Welfare
by Jill Duerr Berrick

Faces of Poverty: Portraits of Women and Children on Welfare
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Author: Jill Duerr Berrick
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1997-03-27
ISBN: 0195113756
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Book Reviews of Faces of Poverty: Portraits of Women and Children on Welfare

Book Review: Somewhat biased and fearful to tread in dangerous waters.
Summary: 3 Stars

Drug abuse damage to the children is brushed aside. A little overly-political correst.

Summary of Faces of Poverty: Portraits of Women and Children on Welfare

At a time when welfare is changing rapidly from state to state, honest information about family poverty and poverty policy is critical. Most Americans are insulated from the poor; it's hard to imagine the challenges of poverty, the daily fears of crime and victimization, the frustration of not being able to provide for a child. Instead, we are often exposed to the rhetoric and hyperbole about the excesses of the American welfare system. These messages color our perception of the welfare problem in the United States and they close the American mind to a full understanding of the complexity of family poverty. But who are these poor families? What do we know about how they arrived in such desperate straits? Is poverty their fate for a lifetime or for only a brief period? In Faces of Poverty, Jill Duerr Berrick answers these questions as she dispels the misconceptions and myths about welfare and the welfare population that have clouded the true picture of poverty in America.

At a time when welfare has become a hotly debated political issue, Faces of Poverty gives us the facts. The debate surrounding welfare will continue as each of the 50 states struggles to reform their welfare programs, and this debate will turn on the public's perception of the welfare population. Berrick offers insight into each of the reforms under consideration and starkly demonstrates their implications for poor women and children. She provides a window into these women's lives, brilliantly portraying their hopes and fears and their struggle to live with dignity.

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