The Power and the Passion: Representation of Single Motherhood in Contemporary Australian Literature

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Single Motherhood ◽  
Australian Literature

Australia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katherine Bode
Keyword(s):  
Multinational Corporations ◽  
Publishing Industry ◽  
Book Publishing ◽  
Social Changes ◽  
History Of ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Australian Literature

This chapter on the history of book publishing in Australia divides Australian novel publishing since 1950 into three periods: the 1950s and 1960s, the 1970s and 1980s, and the 1990s to the present. During the 1950s and 1960s, British companies dominated the publication of Australian novels and publishing decisions were predominantly made overseas, but the period also witnessed a ‘local publishing boom’, driven by the belief in the importance of Australian literature and publishing. The 1970s and 1980s saw the growth of a vibrant local publishing industry, supported by cultural nationalist policies and broad social changes. At the same time, the significant economic and logistical challenges of local publishing led to closures and mergers, and — along with the increasing globalization of publishing — enabled the entry of large, multinational corporations into the market. This latter trend, and the processes of globalization and deregulation, continued in the 1990s and beyond.

The Impact of Welfare Benefits on Single Motherhood and Headship of Young Women

2004 ◽  
Vol XXXIX (2) ◽  
pp. 382-404
Author(s):  
Francine D. Blau ◽  
Lawrence M. Kahn ◽  
Jane Waldfogel
Keyword(s):  
Young Women ◽  
Single Motherhood ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
The Impact

scholarly journals The effect of benefits on single motherhood in Europe

2007 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 393-412 ◽  
Author(s):  
Libertad González
Keyword(s):  
Single Motherhood

“Brenda’s Got a Baby”

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brooklynn K. Hitchens ◽  
Yasser Arafat Payne
Keyword(s):  
Black Women ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Secondary Analysis ◽  
Black Mothers ◽  
Single Motherhood ◽  
Structural Inequality ◽  
Individual Interviews ◽  
Number Of Children ◽  
Extensive Field ◽  
Group Interviews

This secondary analysis examines low-income, street-identified single Black mothers aged 18 to 35 years in Wilmington, Delaware. This study is guided by the following question: To what extent do family composition and criminal record/street activity shape notions of Black single motherhood? “Sites of resilience” theory informs this study by providing a reconceptualization of street life and the phenomenological experiences of street-identified Black women. This analysis draws on 310 surveys, 6 individual interviews, 3 dual interviews, 2 group interviews, and extensive field observations. Findings reveal how these women experience single motherhood within the context of blocked opportunity and structural inequality. Results also indicate that most women socially reproduced childhood attitudes and conditions, including “fatherless” homes and single motherhood. Use and sales of narcotics and incarceration were primary factors for why their children’s father didn’t reside in the home. Findings also suggest that number of children, arrest and incarceration rates, and educational and employment statuses are predictive of marital status in the women.

The railway in Australian literature

1988 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-82
Author(s):  
Russell McDougall
Keyword(s):  
Australian Literature
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