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100 1 _aMorgen, Sandra L.
245 1 0 _aStretched Thin :
_bPoor Families, Welfare Work, and Welfare Reform.
250 _a1st ed.
264 1 _aIthaca :
_bCornell University Press,
_c2010.
264 4 _c©2010.
300 _a1 online resource (255 pages)
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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505 0 _aIntro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Prologue -- Introduction: Questioning the Success of Welfare Reform -- 1. History and Political Economy of Welfare in the United States and Oregon -- 2. Velvet Gloves, Iron Fists, and Rose-Colored Glasses: Welfare Administrators and the Official Story of Welfare Restructuring -- 3. Doing the Work of Welfare: Enforcing "Self-Sufficiency" on the Front Lines -- 4. Negotiating Neoliberal Ideology and "On the Ground" Reality in Welfare Work -- 5. The Other Side of the Desk: Client Experiences and Perspectives on Welfare Restructuring -- 6. Life After Welfare: The Costs of Low-Wage Employment -- Conclusion: Reforming Welfare "Reform" -- Appendix: Situating Ourselves -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
520 _aStretched Thin looks back at a critical moment of policy change and suggests how welfare policy in the United States can be changed to better address the needs of poor families and the nation, question the claim that welfare reform has been a success.
588 _aDescription based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 _aElectronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 0 _aOregon. -- Adult and Family Services Division.
650 0 _aUnited States. -- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
650 0 _aTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program).
650 0 _aPublic welfare -- Oregon.
650 0 _aPublic welfare administration -- Oregon.
650 0 _aWelfare recipients -- Oregon.
650 0 _aPoor families -- Oregon.
655 4 _aElectronic books.
700 1 _aAcker, Joan.
700 1 _aWeigt, Jill.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_aMorgen, Sandra L.
_tStretched Thin
_dIthaca : Cornell University Press,c2010
_z9780801447747
797 2 _aProQuest (Firm)
856 4 0 _uhttps://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=3138051
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