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Workfare and the low-wage woman: three new books lay bare the origins of welfare reform and its failure to address the enduring poverty of single mothers and their children
- Source :
- Miller-McCune. November 1, 2010, p76, 4 p.
- Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- The women at the bottom in America, single mothers on public assistance, are sometimes called 'drawer people,' the subjects of case files that stay in the welfare manager's drawer, year [...]
- Subjects :
- Both Hands Tied: Welfare Reform and the Race to the Bottom of the Low-Wage Labor Market (Nonfiction work) -- Collins, Jane L. -- Mayer, Victoria -- Book reviews
The War on Welfare: Family, Poverty, and Politics in Modern America (Nonfiction work) -- Chappell, Marisa -- Book reviews
Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform (Nonfiction work) -- Morgen, Sandra -- Acker, Joan -- Weigt, Jill -- Book reviews
Books -- Book reviews
Political science
Sociology and social work
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19415672
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Miller-McCune
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.238750809