Battered Black Women And Welfare Reform: Between A Rock And A Hard Place (Suny Series In African American Studies),New David L. Cooperrider Lake Forest College

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Battered Black Women And Welfare Reform: Between A Rock And A Hard Place (Suny Series In African American Studies),New David L. Cooperrider Lake Forest CollegeExamines The Consequences Of Welfare Reform For Black Women Fleeing Domestic Violence. This Timely And Compelling Ethnography Examines The Impact Of Welfare Reform On Women Seeking To Escape Domestic Violence. Danaain Davis Profiles Twentytwo Women, Thirteen Of Whom Are Black, Living In A Battered Womens Shelter In A Small City In Upstate New York. She Explores The Contradictions Between Welfare Reforms Supposed Success In Moving Women Off Of Public