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Lone mothers in Ireland : a local study / A. McCashin.

By: McCashin, A.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Combat Poverty Agency research report series.Publisher: Dublin : Oak Tree Press, 1996Description: xxv, 214 p. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 1860760244; 9781860760242.Subject(s): Single parents -- Ireland | Single mothers -- Ireland | Unmarried mothers -- Ireland | Housing, Single family -- IrelandDDC classification: 306.856
Contents:
Background, objectives and context of study -- Methodology: The location, the respondents and the collection and analysis of data -- Becoming a lone mother: single women -- Becoming a lone mother: separated women -- Poverty and the lone mother -- Living in poverty -- Employment -- Being a lone mother -- Overview and implications for future policy and research.
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General lending MTU Bishopstown Library Lending 306.856 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 00105242
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A look at the economic and social circumstances of a group of lone mothers in an area of North Dublin. It uses a series of interviews with lone mothers from various social backgrounds to convey the diversity of experiences encountered.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-214).

Background, objectives and context of study -- Methodology: The location, the respondents and the collection and analysis of data -- Becoming a lone mother: single women -- Becoming a lone mother: separated women -- Poverty and the lone mother -- Living in poverty -- Employment -- Being a lone mother -- Overview and implications for future policy and research.

CIT Module SOCI 6004 - Supplementary reading