Gender and Women's Studies Colloquium
Getting by on Even Less: The Plight of Poor Black Women in the Age of Welfare Reform
Event Details
Date
Thursday, October 24, 2013
Time
3:30-5 p.m.
Location
3401 Sterling Hall
Description
Waverly Duck, assistant professor, University of Pittsburgh.
This presentation is an ethnographic study of life in an impoverished black urban neighborhood through the experiences and perspectives of a single mother of four. Her survival strategies shed light on the disproportionate effects of recent social policies on poor racial-ethnic minority groups.
This presentation is an ethnographic study of life in an impoverished black urban neighborhood through the experiences and perspectives of a single mother of four. Her survival strategies shed light on the disproportionate effects of recent social policies on poor racial-ethnic minority groups.
Cost
Free
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