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Words Of Welfare: The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty
Sanford F. Schram
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Description for Words Of Welfare: The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty
Paperback. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: JFFA; JKS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 16. Weight in Grams: 380.
It has been suggested that policy analysis has come to serve the needs of the state at the expense of the citizens. In the case of welfare policy, it often seems geared towards managing poverty rather than trying to lessen it, with a focus on controlling the behaviour of "the poor". "Words of Welfare" offers an important and enlightening critique of how welfare policy is analyzed and set in the US, illustrating that how we study issues affects what ultimately gets done about them. Despite large amounts of funding to support social science research on the causes of poverty, little ... Read more
It has been suggested that policy analysis has come to serve the needs of the state at the expense of the citizens. In the case of welfare policy, it often seems geared towards managing poverty rather than trying to lessen it, with a focus on controlling the behaviour of "the poor". "Words of Welfare" offers an important and enlightening critique of how welfare policy is analyzed and set in the US, illustrating that how we study issues affects what ultimately gets done about them. Despite large amounts of funding to support social science research on the causes of poverty, little ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816625789
SKU
V9780816625789
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About Sanford F. Schram
Sanford F. Schram teaches social theory and policy in the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College.
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