Undeserving - SNAP Reform and Conceptions of the Deserving Poor (Hardcover)

This book explores attempts to reform the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as food stamps. It argues that a growing focus on punitive policies attempts to characterize SNAP recipients as undeserving of governmental assistance. The book explores three areas of reform efforts: attempts to limit the types of food that can be purchased, attempts to implement drug testing, and attempts to restrict Able Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) from accessing SNAP. These attempts at reform highlight the ways that reformers view SNAP recipients as not deserving of assistance. This book argues that these reform efforts are based on conceptions of the deserving and undeserving poor rather than concrete data about SNAP recipients, and warns that if states are allowed greater flexibility SNAP could be reformed in a way that significantly reduces enrollment and leaves many Americans without a safety net.

General

Imprint:	Lexington Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2017
Authors:	Matthew Gritter
Dimensions:	225 x 146 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	102
ISBN-13:	978-1-4985-6633-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > General
LSN:	1-4985-6633-2
Barcode:	9781498566339

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