How All Politics Became Reproductive Politics - From Welfare Reform to Foreclosure to Trump (Paperback)

Today all politics are reproductive politics, argues esteemed feminist critic Laura Briggs. From longer work hours to the election of Donald Trump, our current political crisis is above all about reproduction. Households are where we face our economic realities as social safety nets get cut and wages decline. Briggs brilliantly outlines how politicians' racist accounts of reproduction-stories of Black "welfare queens" and Latina "breeding machines"-were the leading wedge in the government and business disinvestment in families. With decreasing wages, rising McJobs, and no resources for family care, our households have grown ever more precarious over the past forty years in sharply race-and class-stratified ways. This crisis, argues Briggs, fuels all others-from immigration to gay marriage, anti-feminism to the rise of the Tea Party.

General

Imprint:	University of California Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Reproductive Justice: A New Vision for the 21st Century, 2
Release date:	August 2018
First published:	2017
Authors:	Laura Briggs
Dimensions:	210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
ISBN-13:	978-0-520-29994-8
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > Feminism Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Promotions
LSN:	0-520-29994-9
Barcode:	9780520299948

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