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Pimping the welfare system : empowering participants with economic, social, and cultural capital
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Pimping the welfare system : empowering participants with economic, social, and cultural capital / Kerry C. Woodward.
ISBN
9780739168820 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739168827 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739168837 (electronic)
Publication
Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Physical Description
ix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 29, 2013
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: an empowering approach to welfare programs
Beyond "work first" : repressive vs. empowering welfare programs
Encouraging work, discouraging the hustle : economic capital
Bridging and bonding : social capital
Pedagogy matters : cultural capital
Education vs. therapy : comparing Lewiston and Strafford
Conclusion: making the best of a bad policy
Notes
References
Index.
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