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aWith this book, Marchevsky and Theoharis make a distinct
contribution to the welfare reform debate by addressing a topic
that has received less attention in the literature, namely how
welfare reforms have impacted immigrant. "Not Working" is
particularly timely as immigrants become more visible as they move
to less traditional U.S. regions to find work and the immigration
debate rages.a
l"Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare"
"Original and insightful. Not Working is a powerful book,
connecting theories of the state, citizenship, and globalization
with first rate ethnography. It is an instant classic and will
remain the definitive book on immigrant women and welfare reform
for some time."
--Pierrette Hondagneu-Sotelo, author of "DomA(c)stica: Immigrant
Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence"
aThis is a scholarly, professional critique of social science
research paradigms generally, and poverty knowledge industry and
associated applied policy research in particular: a
-- Choice: Highly recommended.
"A smart, engaging, and groundbreaking study that exposes the
racist underpinnings of welfare reform. A model of stellar
scholarship and a must read for anyone seeking to understand
poverty in relation to the meaning of American citizenship
today."
--Arlene Davila, author of "Barrio Dreams: Puerto Ricans, Latinos,
and the Neoliberal City"
"This highly significant contribution assures that Latina
immigrants will no longer be invisible in scholarly research on
welfare reform. This superb ethnography establishes a clear
connection to the political, legal, and economic realities that is
needed inreassessing the success stories of welfare reform. It
should be read by all those concerned with social inequality,
poverty, and justice in America."
--Mary Romero, author of "Maid in the U.S.A"
"Not Working is an empirically rich and theoretically
sophisticated study of welfare reform's deleterious effects on
immigrant Latinas struggling to make a life for themselves and
their children. This is an incredibly compelling
ethnography."
--Sanford F. Schram, author of "After Welfare: The Culture of
Postindustrial Social Policy"
aBy documenting the harsh effects of welfare reform, Not Working
exposes the bipartisan rhetoric about apersonal responsibilitya for
what it is-- a cover for ten years of attacks on the poor.a
--"International Socialist Review"
Not Working chronicles the devastating effects of the 1996
welfare reform legislation that ended welfare as we know it. For
those who now receive public assistance, "work" means pleading with
supervisors for full-time hours, juggling ever-changing work
schedules, and shuffling between dead-end jobs that leave one
physically and psychically exhausted.
Through vivid story-telling and pointed analysis, Not Working
profiles the day-to-day struggles of Mexican immigrant women in the
Los Angeles area, showing the increased vulnerability they face in
the welfare office and labor market. The new "work first" policies
now enacted impose time limits and mandate work requirements for
those receiving public assistance, yet fail to offer real job
training or needed childcare options, ultimately causing many
families to fall deeper below the poverty line.
Not Working shows that the new "welfare-to-work" regime has
produced tremendousinstability and insecurity for these women and
their children. Moreover, the authors argue that the new politics
of welfare enable greater infringements of rights and liberty for
many of America's most vulnerable and constitute a crucial
component of the broader assault on American citizenship. In short,
the new welfare is not working.
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