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The war on welfare : family, poverty, and politics in modern America
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The war on welfare : family, poverty, and politics in modern America / Marisa Chappell.
ISBN
9780812242041 (alk. paper)
0812242041 (alk. paper)
Published
Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, c2010.
Physical Description
xi, 345 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2010
Series
Politics and culture in modern America
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Reconstructing the black family : the liberal antipoverty coalition in the 1960s
Legislating the male-breadwinner family : the family assistance plan
Building a new majority : welfare and economic justice in the 1970s
Debating the family wage : welfare reform in the Carter administration
Relinquishing responsibility for poor families : Reagan's family wage for the wealthy
Conclusion: beyond the family wage.
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