{"product_id":"parenting-in-public-family-shelter-and-public-assistance-9780231111058","title":"Parenting in Public: Family Shelter and Public Assistance","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Donna Haig Friedman\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Parenting - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Back Cover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45268725006487,"sku":"9780231111058","price":2590.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780231111058.webp?v=1769236441","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/parenting-in-public-family-shelter-and-public-assistance-9780231111058","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}