5. Contending with the Politics of Disgust: Public Identity through Welfare Recipients’ Eyes

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Tables ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Abbreviations xiii
6. 1. Introduction: The Face of Welfare Reform 1
7. 2. Political Culture and the Public Identity of the “Welfare Queen” 23
8. 3. The News Media: Constructing the Politics of Disgust? 65
9. 4. Public Discourse in Congress: Haunted by Ghosts of “Welfare Queens” Past 88
10. 5. Contending with the Politics of Disgust: Public Identity through Welfare Recipients’ Eyes 117
11. 6. The Dual Threat: The Impact of Public Identity and the Politics of Disgust on Democratic Deliberation 138
12. 7. Epilogue: Public Identity and the Politics of Disgust in the New Millennium 152
13. Appendix A. Citations for News Media Data Set Analyzed in Chapter 3 158
14. Appendix B: Congressional Record Documents Analyzed in Chapter 4 166
15. Appendix C. Data Analysis Procedures 168
16. Notes 185
17. Bibliography 191
18. Index 203
19. About the Author 210