Diaper Dilemmas: Parenting in Poverty and Basic Needs Gaps in the U.S. Social Safety Net

Jennifer Randles, Professor & Chair, Dept. of Sociology, California State University, Fresno.
Drawing from in-depth interviews with more than 70 mothers struggling with diaper need, this talk will focus on what diapers mean to families living in poverty and how mothers manage diaper need through what I call “diaper work”.