War on Welfare - Family, Poverty, and Politics in Modern America

Informationen zum Autor Marisa Chappell teaches history at Oregon State University. Klappentext Focusing on the fate of the federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program, this comprehensive history of the thirty year war over welfare shows how stubborn allegiance to the male-headed household undermined the struggle for economic justice. Zusammenfassung Focusing on the fate of the federal Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) program! this comprehensive history of the thirty year war over welfare shows how stubborn allegiance to the male-headed household undermined the struggle for economic justice. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Acronyms Introduction One: Reconstructing the Black Family: The Liberal Antipoverty Coalition in the 1960s Two: Legislating the Male-Breadwinner Family: The Family Assistance Plan Three: Building a New Majority: Welfare and Economic Justice in the 1970s Four: Debating the Family Wage: Welfare Reform in the Carter Administration Five: Relinquishing Responsibility for Poor Families: Reagan's Family Wage for the Wealthy Conclusion: Beyond the Family Wage Notes Index Acknowledgments

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• Authors: Marisa Chappell
• Publisher: University of pennsylvania pr
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 07.04.2011
• EAN: 9780812221541
• ISBN: 978-0-8122-2154-1
• No. of pages: 277
• Series: Politics and Culture in Modern; Politics and Culture in Modern America; Politics and Culture in Modern America; Politics and Culture in Modern
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous