Why Americans Hate Welfare (Paperback, New edition)

Tackling one of the most volatile issues in contemporary politics, Martin Gilens's work punctures myths and misconceptions about welfare policy, public opinion, and the role of the media in both. "Why Americans Hate Welfare" shows that the public's views on welfare are a complex mixture of cynicism and compassion; misinformed and racially charged, they nevertheless reflect both a distrust of welfare recipients and a desire to do more to help the "deserving" poor.
"With one out of five children currently living in poverty and more than 100,000 families with children now homeless, Gilens's book is must reading if you want to understand how the mainstream media have helped justify, and even produce, this state of affairs." --Susan Douglas, "The Progressive"
"Gilens's well-written and logically developed argument deserves to be taken seriously." --"Choice"
"A provocative analysis of American attitudes towards 'welfare.'. . . Gilens] shows how racial stereotypes, not white self-interest or anti-statism, lie at the root of opposition to welfare programs." -"Library Journal"

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2000
First published:	October 2000
Authors:	Martin Gilens
Dimensions:	225 x 150 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	303
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-29365-3
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Communication studies > Media studies Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Poverty Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social issues > Unemployment Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > Multicultural studies > General Promotions
LSN:	0-226-29365-3
Barcode:	9780226293653

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