Stretched thin : poor families, welfare work, and welfare reform / Sandra Morgen, Joan Acker, Jill Weigt

• Introduction : questioning the success of welfare reform -- History and political economy of welfare in the United States and Oregon -- Velvet gloves, iron fists, and rose-colored glasses : welfare administrators and the official story of welfare restructuring -- Doing the work of welfare : enforcing "self-sufficiency" on the front lines -- Negotiating neoliberal ideology and "on the ground" reality in welfare work -- The other side of the desk : client experiences and perspectives on welfare restructuring -- Life after welfare : the costs of low-wage employment -- Conclusion : reforming welfare "reform.". 

Ämnesord

Public welfare  -- Oregon. (LCSH)

Public welfare administration  -- Oregon. (LCSH)

Welfare recipients  -- Oregon. (LCSH)

Poor families  -- Oregon. (LCSH)

Social workers  -- Oregon. (LCSH)

Socialtjänst  -- Förenta staterna (sao)

Socialbidragstagare  -- Förenta staterna (sao)

Institutionsnamn

Oregon. Adult and Family Services Division.

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)

Namn/titel

United States.: Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996. 

Klassifikation

362.5/56809795 (DDC)

Ohf (kssb/8 (machine generated))