Dignity and daily practice : the case of lone mothers in Costa Rica /
Budowski, Monica,
Dignity and daily practice : the case of lone mothers in Costa Rica / Monica Budowski. - 269 pages ; 24 cm. - Freiburger Sozialanthropologische Studien ; Bd. 5 . - Freiburger sozialanthropologische Studien ; Bd. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-269).
The introduction of dignity into the development paradigm : the debate -- Conceptual issues : lone mothers, dignity, well-being, and agency -- Ethnography of socioculturally proffered positions for lone mothers in Costa Rica -- Sample and methodology -- Women-headed households and living conditions of lone mothers -- Dignity, self-value, and lone mothers' strategies -- Human training for women heads of household in Costa Rica : strategic gender interests in social policy -- Does dignity matter? : summary, results, and discussion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"This publication addresses the link between the theoretical notion of dignity as a social primary good and its material expressions in daily life from comparative social anthropological and historical perspectives. The empirical analysis is based on over one hundred in-depth interviews with lone mothers living in different cultural settings in Costa Rica. In addition, a unique and innovative national social policy measure aimed at promoting dignity and self-worth as a means to exit poverty and secure sustainable development is assessed."--BOOK JACKET.
3825880729 9783825880729
Women heads of households--Costa Rica
Single mothers--Costa Rica
Poverty--Costa Rica
Dignity
Human rights--Costa Rica
306.8743207286
Dignity and daily practice : the case of lone mothers in Costa Rica / Monica Budowski. - 269 pages ; 24 cm. - Freiburger Sozialanthropologische Studien ; Bd. 5 . - Freiburger sozialanthropologische Studien ; Bd. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 246-269).
The introduction of dignity into the development paradigm : the debate -- Conceptual issues : lone mothers, dignity, well-being, and agency -- Ethnography of socioculturally proffered positions for lone mothers in Costa Rica -- Sample and methodology -- Women-headed households and living conditions of lone mothers -- Dignity, self-value, and lone mothers' strategies -- Human training for women heads of household in Costa Rica : strategic gender interests in social policy -- Does dignity matter? : summary, results, and discussion. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
"This publication addresses the link between the theoretical notion of dignity as a social primary good and its material expressions in daily life from comparative social anthropological and historical perspectives. The empirical analysis is based on over one hundred in-depth interviews with lone mothers living in different cultural settings in Costa Rica. In addition, a unique and innovative national social policy measure aimed at promoting dignity and self-worth as a means to exit poverty and secure sustainable development is assessed."--BOOK JACKET.
3825880729 9783825880729
Women heads of households--Costa Rica
Single mothers--Costa Rica
Poverty--Costa Rica
Dignity
Human rights--Costa Rica
306.8743207286