Welfare Racism : Playing the Race Card Against America's Poor


Kenneth J. Neubeck
Bok Engelsk 2004 · Electronic books.
Annen tittel
Utgitt
Hoboken : : Taylor and Francis, , 2004.
Omfang
1 online resource (305 p.)
Utgave
2nd. revised ed.
Opplysninger
Description based upon print version of record.. - Book Cover; Title; Contents; Preface and Acknowledgments; SEEING WELFARE RACISM; CONCEPTUALIZING ~WELFARE RACISM~; WELFARE RACISM IN THE EARLY YEARS OF PUBLIC ASSISTANCE; WELFARE RACISM AS A DEFENSE AGAINST CHALLENGES TO WHITE SUPREMACY; THE DEMISE OF AFDC AS A LEGACY OF WHITE RACIAL BACKLASH; WELFARE REFORM AS RACE POPULATION CONTROL; AFTER AFDC AND THE RETURN OF STATES' RIGHTS-ERA WELFARE RACISM; CONFRONTING WELFARE RACISM; Notes; Index. - Welfare Racism analyzes the impact of racism on US welfare policy. Through historical and present-day analysis, the authors show how race-based attitudes, policy making, and administrative policies have long had a negative impact on public assistance programs. The book adds an important and controversial voice to the current welfare debates surrounding the recent legilation that abolished the AFDC.
Emner
Sjanger
Dewey
ISBN
0415923409. - 0415923417

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