Contestation and accommodation: Constructions of lone mothers' subjectivity through workfare discourse and practice

Affilia - Journal of Women and Social Work

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 264-277

  Pollack, Shoshana ^a   Caragata, Lea ^a  

^a WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lone mothers; Subjectivity; Welfare; Workfare

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954444439     PISSN: 08861099     EISSN: 15523020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886109910375208     Document Type: Article

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