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This important text explores the deep relationships between
poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread social
problems as they affect the lives of low-income women. A robust
source of both empirical findings and first-person descriptions by
poor women of their living conditions, it exposes cyclical patterns
of structural and environmental stressors contributing to impaired
physical and mental health. Psychological conditions (notably
depression and PTSD), substance use and abuse, domestic and
gun-related violence, relationship instability, and hunger in
low-income communities, especially among women of color, are
discussed in detail. In terms of solutions, the book's contributors
identify areas for major policy reform and make potent
recommendations for community outreach, wide-scale intervention,
and sustained advocacy. Among the topics covered:* The intersection
of women's health and poverty.* Poverty, personal experiences of
violence, and mental health.* The role of social support for women
living in poverty.* The logic of exchange sex among women living in
poverty.* Physical safety and neighborhood issues.* Exploring the
complex intersections between housing environments and health
behaviors among women living in poverty. A stark reminder that
health should be considered a basic human right, Poverty in the
United States: Women's Voices is a necessary reference for research
professionals particularly interested in women's studies, HIV/AIDS
prevention, poverty, and social policy.
This important text explores the deep relationships between
poverty, health/mental health conditions, and widespread social
problems as they affect the lives of low-income women. A robust
source of both empirical findings and first-person descriptions by
poor women of their living conditions, it exposes cyclical patterns
of structural and environmental stressors contributing to impaired
physical and mental health. Psychological conditions (notably
depression and PTSD), substance use and abuse, domestic and
gun-related violence, relationship instability, and hunger in
low-income communities, especially among women of color, are
discussed in detail. In terms of solutions, the book's contributors
identify areas for major policy reform and make potent
recommendations for community outreach, wide-scale intervention,
and sustained advocacy. Among the topics covered:* The intersection
of women's health and poverty.* Poverty, personal experiences of
violence, and mental health.* The role of social support for women
living in poverty.* The logic of exchange sex among women living in
poverty.* Physical safety and neighborhood issues.* Exploring the
complex intersections between housing environments and health
behaviors among women living in poverty. A stark reminder that
health should be considered a basic human right, Poverty in the
United States: Women's Voices is a necessary reference for research
professionals particularly interested in women's studies, HIV/AIDS
prevention, poverty, and social policy.
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