The war on welfare
Subtitle: family, poverty, and politics in modern America
By: Marisa Chappell.
Series: Politics and culture in modern america
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Philadelphia, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780812242041
Subjects: Public welfare -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Poor women -- Government policy -- United States; Welfare recipients -- Employment -- United States; Aid to families with dependent children programs -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reconstructing the black family : the liberal antipoverty coalition in the 1960s; title: Legislating the male-breadwinner family : the family assistance plan; title: Building a new majority : welfare and economic justice in the 1970s; title: Debating the family wage : welfare reform in the Carter administration; title: Relinquishing responsibility for poor families : Reagan's family wage for the wealthy; title: Conclusion: beyond the family wage.