What's So Bad About Being Poor? (eBook)
415 Seiten
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979-8-9897633-0-6 (ISBN)
Have you ever wondered what it's really like to grow up in the
shadows of poverty and mental illness? To navigate a childhood
where survival means understanding your parents' demons before
you understand yourself? In this powerful memoir, Deborah M.
Foster pulls back the curtain on a reality many prefer to ignore.
Growing up in Reagan-era America, Foster's childhood was a maze of
unstable housing, religious fundamentalism, and the constant threat
of family separation. As the eldest child of parents grappling with
severe mental illness - a father with schizoaffective disorder and a
mother with bipolar depression - she was forced to become an adult
long before her time. From Utah to Wisconsin to Canada and finally
Iowa, her family's journey through poverty reveals the devastating
gaps in America's social welfare system and mental health care.
Foster's unflinching account, backed by her firsthand experience and
academic understanding, exposes the harsh realities faced by
countless families trapped in similar circumstances. Her story
illuminates how systemic failures perpetuate cycles of poverty and
mental illness, while demonstrating the extraordinary resilience of the
human spirit.
'What's So Bad About Being Poor?' isn't just another memoir - it's a
wake-up call that challenges our assumptions about poverty, mental
illness, and the American Dream. This compelling narrative offers vital
insights for social workers, policy makers, and anyone seeking to
understand the complex realities of families in crisis.
Grab your copy of 'What's So Bad About Being Poor?' today and join
the crucial conversation about mental health, poverty, and social
justice in America.
Have you ever wondered what it's really like to grow up in theshadows of poverty and mental illness? To navigate a childhoodwhere survival means understanding your parents' demons beforeyou understand yourself? In this powerful memoir, Deborah M.Foster pulls back the curtain on a reality many prefer to ignore.Growing up in Reagan-era America, Foster's childhood was a maze ofunstable housing, religious fundamentalism, and the constant threatof family separation. As the eldest child of parents grappling withsevere mental illness - a father with schizoaffective disorder and amother with bipolar depression - she was forced to become an adultlong before her time. From Utah to Wisconsin to Canada and finallyIowa, her family's journey through poverty reveals the devastatinggaps in America's social welfare system and mental health care.Foster's unflinching account, backed by her firsthand experience andacademic understanding, exposes the harsh realities faced bycountless families trapped in similar circumstances. Her storyilluminates how systemic failures perpetuate cycles of poverty andmental illness, while demonstrating the extraordinary resilience of thehuman spirit.'What's So Bad About Being Poor?' isn't just another memoir - it's awake-up call that challenges our assumptions about poverty, mentalillness, and the American Dream. This compelling narrative offers vitalinsights for social workers, policy makers, and anyone seeking tounderstand the complex realities of families in crisis.Grab your copy of 'What's So Bad About Being Poor?' today and jointhe crucial conversation about mental health, poverty, and socialjustice in America.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.2.2024 |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Psychologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie | |
| Schlagworte | Binge Eating Disorder • Mental Health • Poverty • Religious Fundamentalism • Reproductive Freedom • Resilience • Social Work |
| ISBN-13 | 979-8-9897633-0-6 / 9798989763306 |
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