Words of Welfare: The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty

by Sanford F. Schram

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Offers an important and enlightening critique of how welfare policy is analyzed and set in the U.S., illustrating that how we study issues affects what ultimately gets done about them. Issues examined include the drawing of the poverty line, the setting of benefit levels, the feminization of poverty, homelessness, the underclass, welfare dependency, recent attempts to reform welfare, and the implications for welfare in the emerging...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0816625786

ISBN13:9780816625789

Release Date:August 1995

Publisher:University of Minnesota Press

Length:280 Pages

Weight:0.85 lbs.

Dimensions:0.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare

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