From Welfare to Workfare
Subtitle: The Unintended Consequences of Liberal Reform, 1945-1965 (Gender and American Culture)
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: February 9, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780807855874
Subjects: Child welfare; Women's Studies - General; c 1945 to c 1960; c 1960 to c 1970; History; Employment; United States; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; USA; Government - U.S. Government; Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; United States - 20th Century; History-United States - 20th Century; Political Science-Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare; Public welfare; Aid to families with dependent children programs; Welfare recipients; 20th century; Aid to families with dependent; Government policy; Poor women
First sentence: In the 1950s, amid unprecedented economic growth and prosperity, American policy makers rediscovered poverty.