The White welfare state [electronic resource] : the racialization of U.S. welfare policy / Deborah E. Ward.
By: Ward, Deborah E.
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BookPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, c2005Description: xi, 195 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Public welfare -- United States | Welfare recipients -- Government policy -- United States | Social service and race relations -- United States | Racism in public welfare administration -- United States | United States -- Race relationsGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 361.6/089/00973 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-186) and index.
Introduction : history, race & building the American welfare state -- The political & social context of Mothers' Pensions : an era of racial & ethnic discrimination -- The Mothers' Pension movement : establishing boundaries of exclusion & inclusion -- Mothers' Pension legislation : exclusion by statute -- Administration of Mothers' Pension programs : de facto exclusion -- Mothers' Pensions, the New Deal & ADC : a racialized legacy -- Conclusion : building a white welfare state.
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