{"product_id":"parenting-in-public-family-shelter-and-public-assistance-paperback","title":"Parenting in Public: Family Shelter and Public Assistance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDonna Haig Friedman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen parents must rely on public assistance and family shelters to provide for their children's most basic needs, they lose autonomy. Within a system of public assistance that already stigmatizes and isolates its beneficiaries, their family lives become subject to public scrutiny and criticism. They are \u003ci\u003eparenting in public.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is an in-depth examination of the realities of life for parents and their children in family shelters. The author uses the Massachusetts family shelter system to explore the impact of asset and deficit-oriented help-giving approaches as they are experienced by mothers and service providers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe format of the book is unique. Following each chapter are the \"reflections\" of a mother who has parented in a shelter, a front-line worker, and a shelter director. The author and contributors propose a \"Power With\" policy and practice framework that runs counter to the prevailing \"Power Over\" cultural policy trends. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eContributors include Rosa Clark, Brenda Farrell, Deborah Gray, Michele Kahan, Margaret A. Leonard, Mary T. Lewis, Nancy Schwoyer, and Elizabeth Ward.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHEN PARENTS MUST RELY ON PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND FAMILY shelters to provide for their children's most basic needs, they lose autonomy. Within a system of public assistance that already stigmatizes and isolates its beneficiaries, their family lives become subject to public scrutiny and criticism. They are parenting in public.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an in-depth examination of the realities of life for parents and their children in family shelters. The author uses the Massachusetts family shelter system to explore the impact of asset-and deficit-oriented help-giving approaches as they are experienced by mothers and service providers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe format of the book is unique. Following each chapter are the \"reflections\" of a mother who has parented in a shelter, a front-line worker, and a shelter director. The author and contributors propose a \"Power With\" policy and practice framework that runs counter to the prevailing \"Power Over\" cultural policy trends.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDonna Haig Friedman is a senior fellow and the director of the Center for Social Policy within the McCormack Institute of Public Affairs at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.62 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42102146138192,"sku":"9780231111058","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/KzhBaU9rc1pyVll5dFVoTzIyT2xrQT09.webp?v=1772081849","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/parenting-in-public-family-shelter-and-public-assistance-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}