3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines

Sandra Morgen; Joan Acker; Jill Weigt

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3. Doing the Work of Welfare

Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines

Sandra Morgen , Joan Acker and Jill Weigt

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Morgen, Sandra, Acker, Joan and Weigt, Jill. "3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines". Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform, Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010, pp. 64-83. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801459085-006

Morgen, S., Acker, J. & Weigt, J. (2010). 3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines. In Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform (pp. 64-83). Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801459085-006

Morgen, S., Acker, J. and Weigt, J. 2010. 3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines. Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, pp. 64-83. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801459085-006

Morgen, Sandra, Acker, Joan and Weigt, Jill. "3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines" In Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform, 64-83. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2010. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801459085-006

Morgen S, Acker J, Weigt J. 3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing “Self-Sufficiency” on the Front Lines. In: Stretched Thin: Poor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press; 2010. p.64-83. https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801459085-006

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Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgments vii
Prologue xi
Introduction: Questioning the Success of Welfare Reform 1
1. History and Political Economy of Welfare in the United States and Oregon 19
2. Velvet Gloves, Iron Fists, and Rose-Colored Glasses 32
3. Doing the Work of Welfare 64
4. Negotiating Neoliberal Ideology and “On the Ground” Reality in Welfare Work 84
5. The Other Side of the Desk 111
6. Life After Welfare 144
Conclusion: Reforming Welfare “Reform” 178
Appendix: Situating Ourselves 205
Notes 209
Bibliography 219
Index 233

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents v
Acknowledgments vii
Prologue xi
Introduction: Questioning the Success of Welfare Reform 1
1. History and Political Economy of Welfare in the United States and Oregon 19
2. Velvet Gloves, Iron Fists, and Rose-Colored Glasses 32
3. Doing the Work of Welfare 64
4. Negotiating Neoliberal Ideology and “On the Ground” Reality in Welfare Work 84
5. The Other Side of the Desk 111
6. Life After Welfare 144
Conclusion: Reforming Welfare “Reform” 178
Appendix: Situating Ourselves 205
Notes 209
Bibliography 219
Index 233

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