CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. INTRODUCTION 1
5. 1 THE POLITICS OF SURVIVAL 47
6. 2 SUPPORT OF SOCIAL WELFARE PROGRAMS, STIGMA, AND RESISTANCE 71
7. 3 PERCEPTIONS OF CLASS, SKIN COLOR, AND GENDER DISCRIMINATION 122
8. 4 ARE POOR BLACK WOMEN TO BLAME FOR CONSERVATIVE POLITICIANS? 151
9. 5 CONCLUSION Are Poor Black Women the Hope for Progressive Politics? 185
10. APPENDIX 199
11. NOTES 219
12. REFERENCES 243
13. INDEX 259