In the Netherlands, single mothers run a high risk of becoming poor, even though this country has a well-developed welfare system. This study brings together life histories of single mothers of different cultural backgrounds and origins and shows that poverty is not solely material deprivation. Through its account of the ways single mothers construct their everyday lives, the book sheds light on the many social, cultural and structural dimensions of poverty. In a context of economic hardship, gender inequality and stigmatization, the interviewed women give meaning to their daily subsistence. In the past decades, the number of single-mother households has increased rapidly, not only in the Netherlands, but also on a worldwide scale.
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