"So you think I drive a Cadillac?"
Subtitle: welfare recipients' perspectives on the system and its reform
By: Karen Seccombe.
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 222
ISBN-13: 9780205792160
Subjects: Poor women -- United States; Welfare recipients -- United States; Public welfare -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : putting a face on welfare; title: Historical and persisting dilemmas : how do we explain poverty, what should we do about it?; title: Stigma and discrimination; title: Why welfare?; title: Day to day living and decision making; title: Living and surviving welfare : the importance of family, friends, and formal support; title: Insiders' perspectives on the welfare system; title: Getting off of welfare; title: Conclusion : lessons learned and visions of change.