Can't Catch a Break
Author | : Susan Starr Sered |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2014-09-12 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780520282780 |
ISBN-13 | : 0520282787 |
Rating | : 4/5 (787 Downloads) |
Download or read book Can't Catch a Break written by Susan Starr Sered and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2014-09-12 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Based on five years of fieldwork in Boston, CanÕt Catch a Break documents the day-to-day lives of forty women as they struggle to survive sexual abuse, violent communities, ineffective social and therapeutic programs, discriminatory local and federal policies, criminalization, incarceration, and a broad cultural consensus that views suffering as a consequence of personal flaws and bad choices. Combining hard-hitting policy analysis with an intimate account of how marginalized women navigate an unforgiving world, Susan Sered and Maureen Norton-Hawk shine new light on the deep and complex connections between suffering and social inequality.