{"product_id":"living-diaper-to-diaper-the-hidden-crisis-of-poverty-and-motherhood-hardcover","title":"Living Diaper to Diaper: The Hidden Crisis of Poverty and Motherhood - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer Randles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA revealing account of parenting in a country that neglects the needs of poor families--through the humble diaper.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Many of us take diapers for granted. Yet diaper insecurity is a common, often hidden consequence of poverty in the US, where nearly half of American families with young children struggle to get enough diapers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Drawing on interviews with mothers dealing with this overlooked issue, Jennifer Randles shows how diapers have unique practical and symbolic significance for the well-being of families. Tracing the social history of diapering, Randles unravels a complex story of caregiving inequalities, the environmental impacts of child-rearing, and responsibility for meeting children's basic needs. Yet it is also a hopeful story: the book chronicles the work of people who manage diaper banks as well as the growing diaper distribution movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A hard-nosed yet nuanced tale of parenting, \u003ci\u003eLiving Diaper to Diaper \u003c\/i\u003eis an eye-opening examination of inequality and poverty in America.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eStrikingly original and eminently readable, \u003ci\u003eLiving Diaper to Diaper \u003c\/i\u003ebeautifully considers how diapers are a prism for social inequalities shaping families' lives in the US. By placing the challenges of obtaining diapers within political and economic contexts, and by examining community-based organizations and movements trying to address diaper gaps, Randles contributes unique understandings of poverty and reveals everything families do to care for their children in a system that simply doesn't give them a chance.--Joya Misra, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, University of Massachusetts, Amherst \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"There are few things more consequential and also overlooked than diapers. Increasingly expensive, necessary every day for years, and hard to ration, diapers--and the inability to access them--shape the contours of the daily lives of families of young children. In this important book, Jennifer Randles finds that diapers are a window through which we can see the complex and sometimes contradictory meanings and expectations of motherhood, cleanliness, neglect, environment, poverty, politics, and inequality. With a crisp analysis of policy and a deeply empathetic exploration of the challenges faced by families, Randles offers insight into the daily struggles and strategies necessary to care for children.\"--Jennifer Reich, author of \u003ci\u003eCalling the Shots: Why Parents Reject Vaccines \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFixing Families: Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Jennifer Randles has been at the forefront of research that brings attention to the issue of diaper need in the United States. While diapers are a fundamental necessity for raising children in today's society, families with limited incomes can find themselves without enough. Randles details the implications of this hardship for parents and children alike while also shining light on what this tells us more broadly about the nature of parenting in poverty in the US today.\"--Sarah Halpern-Meekin, Professor of Public Affairs and Human Development and Family Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJennifer Randles\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Sociology at California State University, Fresno, and author of \u003ci\u003eProposing Prosperity? Marriage Education Policy and Inequality in America \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEssential Dads: The Inequalities and Politics of Fathering.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 296\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 24, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44204401590407,"sku":"9780520401198","price":171.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/UX7hqFVOzQ9780520401198.webp?v=1773597019","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/living-diaper-to-diaper-the-hidden-crisis-of-poverty-and-motherhood-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}