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Poverty and social welfare in the United States
Title
Poverty and social welfare in the United States / edited by Donald Tomaskovic-Devey.
ISBN
0429302789
1000235998
1000271935
1000307875
9780429302787
9781000235999
9781000271935
9781000307870
9780367284039
9780367299491
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : Routledge, 2019.
Physical Description
1 online resource (269 pages)
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Notes
"First published in 1988."
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Summary
This book was born of the author's surprise and excitement at the sheer volume of academic work on poverty and social welfare being reported at sociological conferences around the United States in 1985 and 1986. Teachers may wish to use this book in advanced undergraduate and graduate level courses to introduce students to current debates about po
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Taylor & Francis. EBA 2024-2025.
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Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2024
Contents
Preface
Poverty and Social Welfare in the United States
The Poverty Population and Poverty Generation: Sex, Race, and Labor Market Structure
The Feminization of Poverty: Nature, Causes, and a Partial Cure
Unmarried Women in a Patriarchal Society: Impoverishment and Access to Health Care Across the Life-Cycle
Local Labor Market Structure and the Poverty Vulnerability of Black and White Women in Large Metropolitan Areas
Industrial Structure, Relative Labor Power, and Poverty Rates
Ideology, Social Research, and the Welfare System
A Test of the New Structural Critique of the Welfare State
Fighting Poverty by Reducing Dependency: The Dilemma of Policy Assumptions
The Dynamics of Welfare Use: How Long and How Often?
Health and Poverty in Single-Parent Families: The Consequences of Federal Policy Change1
Politics and Social Welfare Policy
Ideology and Welfare Reform Under the Reagan Administration
Poverty, Policy, and Politics: Implications of the Research Findings for Social Welfare Action.
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