Blame Welfare, Ignore Poverty and Inequality

Name: Blame Welfare, Ignore Poverty and Inequality
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ISBN: 9780521870351

ISBN-10: 0521870356

ISBN-13: 9780521870351

Edition: 2007

Authors: Joel F. Handler, Yeheskel Hasenfeld

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With the passage of the 1996 welfare reform, not only welfare, but poverty and inequality have disappeared from the political discourse. The decline in the welfare rolls has been hailed as a success. This book challenges that assumption. It argues that while many single mothers left welfare, they have joined the working poor, and fail to make a decent living. The book examines the persistent demonization of poor single-mother families; the impact of the low-wage market on perpetuating poverty and inequality; and the role of the welfare bureaucracy in defining deserving and undeserving poor. It argues that the emphasis on family values - marriage promotion, sex education and abstinence - is…

Book details

List price: $101.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 11/27/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.34" wide x 9.57" long x 1.26" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English



Introduction



The state of poverty: TANF recipients



The response to poverty and inequality: the welfare state



Demonizing the single-mother family: the path to welfare reform



The welfare bureaucracy



Work and the low-wage labor market: mothers and children



Welfare reform and moral entrepreneurship: promoting marriage and responsible parenthood, and preventing teenage pregnancy



Addressing poverty and inequality