The White welfare state : the racialization of U.S. welfare policy

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Label

The White welfare state : the racialization of U.S. welfare policy

Title remainder

the racialization of U.S. welfare policy

Statement of responsibility

Deborah E. Ward

Title variation

Racialization of U.S. welfare policy

Creator

• Ward, Deborah E., 1967-

Subject

• Public welfare -- United States
• Racism -- United States
• Social service and race relations -- United States
• United States -- Race relations
• Welfare recipients -- Government policy -- United States

Language

eng

Summary

The White Welfare State challenges common misconceptions of the development of U.S. welfare policy. Arguing that race has always been central to welfare policy-making in the United States, Deborah Ward breaks new ground by showing that the Mothers' Pensions-the Progressive Era precursors to modern welfare programs-were premised on a policy of racial discrimination against blacks and other minorities. Ward's rigorous and thoroughly documented analysis demonstrates that the creation and implementation of the mothers' pensions program was driven by debates about who "deserved" social welfare and not who needed it the most

Cataloging source

DLC

Government publication

government publication of a state province territory dependency etc

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

HV95

LC item number

.W335 2005

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography