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5. Asian Immigrant Communities and the Racial Politics of Welfare Reform
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- Introduction 1
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I. Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Welfare Politics
- 1. Dependency and Choice: The Two Faces of Eve 7
- 2. When Work Is Slavery 36
- 3. From Maximum Feasible Participation to Disenfranchisement 56
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II. Class, Race, and Gender in the New Welfare Regime
- 4. Welfare and Work 83
- 5. Asian Immigrant Communities and the Racial Politics of Welfare Reform 100
- 6. Women, Welfare, and Domestic Violence 132
- 7. Welfare's Ban on Poor Motherhood 152
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III. Toward a New Welfare Politics?
- 8. Aren't Poor Single Mothers Women? Feminists, Welfare Reform, and Welfare Justice 171
- 9. Welfare, Dependency, and a Public Ethic of Care 189
- 10. Toward a Framework for Understanding Activism among Poor and Working-Class Women in Twentieth-Century America 214
- Contributors 249
- Index 251
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS v
- Introduction 1
-
I. Historical Perspectives on Contemporary Welfare Politics
- 1. Dependency and Choice: The Two Faces of Eve 7
- 2. When Work Is Slavery 36
- 3. From Maximum Feasible Participation to Disenfranchisement 56
-
II. Class, Race, and Gender in the New Welfare Regime
- 4. Welfare and Work 83
- 5. Asian Immigrant Communities and the Racial Politics of Welfare Reform 100
- 6. Women, Welfare, and Domestic Violence 132
- 7. Welfare's Ban on Poor Motherhood 152
-
III. Toward a New Welfare Politics?
- 8. Aren't Poor Single Mothers Women? Feminists, Welfare Reform, and Welfare Justice 171
- 9. Welfare, Dependency, and a Public Ethic of Care 189
- 10. Toward a Framework for Understanding Activism among Poor and Working-Class Women in Twentieth-Century America 214
- Contributors 249
- Index 251