The White Welfare State : the Racialization of U.S. Welfare Policy.

The White Welfare State challenges common misconceptions of the development of U.S. welfare policy. Arguing that race has always been central to welfare policy-making in the United States, Deborah Ward breaks new ground by showing that the Mothers' Pensions--the Progressive-Era precursors to mo...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: University of Michigan Press 2009.
Sujets:
Public welfare > United States.
Welfare recipients > Government policy > United States.
Social service and race relations > United States.
Racism in public welfare administration > United States.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Service social et relations raciales > États-Unis.
Public welfare
Race relations
Social service and race relations
Welfare recipients > Government policy
United States > Race relations.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
United States
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction : history, race & building the American welfare state
  • The political & social context of Mothers' Pensions : an era of racial & ethnic discrimination
  • The Mothers' Pension movement : establishing boundaries of exclusion & inclusion
  • Mothers' Pension legislation : exclusion by statute
  • Administration of Mothers' Pension programs : de facto exclusion
  • Mothers' Pensions, the New Deal & ADC : a racialized legacy
  • Conclusion : building a white welfare state.

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