Overthrowing the queen : telling stories of welfare in America /

"In 1976, Ronald Reagan hit the campaign trail with an extraordinary account of a woman committing massive welfare fraud. The story caught fire and a devastating symbol of the misuse government programs was born: the Welfare Queen. Overthrowing the Queen examines these legends of fraud and abus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mould, Tom, 1969- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana University Press, [2020]
Temas:
Welfare recipients > United States.
Poor women > United States.
Public welfare > United States.
Welfare fraud > United States.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > États-Unis.
Aide sociale > Fraude > États-Unis.
Femmes pauvres > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Folklore & Mythology
Poor women
Public welfare
Welfare recipients
Sozialhilfeempfänger
Sozialhilfeempfängerin
Sozialpolitik
Wohlfahrtsstaat
United States > Social conditions.
États-Unis > Conditions sociales.
United States
USA
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • SECTION 1. Welfare Legends: An American Tradition
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. The Welfare System and Narrative Scholarship
  • 3. Birth in a Nation
  • SECTION 2. Insider Views: Aid Recipients' Stories
  • 4. Origin Stories
  • 5. Challenge Stories
  • 6. Making-Ends-Meet and Achieving-Success Stories
  • SECTION 3. Public Debates: Clash of Cultures
  • 7. Symbols and Stereotypes
  • 8. Hard Workers and the Worthy Poor
  • 9. Welfare Lore in Social Media
  • SECTION 4. Reenvisioning Legends
  • 10. Context as Creator of Tradition
  • 11. Truth and Doubt in Contemporary Legend
  • 12. Overthrowing the Queen.

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