After Welfare : : The Culture of Postindustrial Social Policy / / Sanford F. Schram.
Do contemporary welfare policies reflect the realities of the economy and the needs of those in need of public assistance, or are they based on outdated and idealized notions of work and family life? Are we are moving from a "war on poverty" to a "war against the poor?" In this c...
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| Year of Publication: | 2000 |
| Language: | English |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Contracting America: The Cycle of Representation and the Contagion of Policy Discourse
- 2 Where the Welfare Queen Resides: The Subtcxt of Personal Responsibility
- 3 In the Clinic: The Medicalization of Welfare
- 4 Deconstructing Devolution: Racing to the Bottom and Other Ironies ofWelfare Reform
- 5 Redefining the Family, Redefining the State: The Politics of Incorporation and the Case of Same-Sex Marriage
- 6 A New Space for Welfare Policy Research: Benefit Decline on the Internet
- 7 After Social Security: Searching for a Postindustrial Ethic
- Notes
- Index
- About the Author