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Words Of Welfare - The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty (Paperback, New)
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Words Of Welfare - The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty (Paperback, New)
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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
progress has been made in reducing the problem, and, in fact,
poverty appears to have worsened dramatically in recent years.
Partly at fault, Schram argues, is that research on poverty and
welfare dependency is frequently based on certain questionable
assumptions about the economic structures of late capitalist
societies. Thus the concern of perspective in social science
research has never been fully addressed. Issues examined in "Words
of Welfare" include the drawing of the poverty line, the setting of
benefit levels, the feminization of poverty, homelessness, the
underclass, welfare dependency, recent attempts to reform welfare,
and the implications for welfare in the emerging global,
postindustrial economy. Schram demonstrates how research on these
issues can be done differently and more effectively. Providing an
illuminating view of welfare policy in the US, "Words of Welfare"
should provoke extensive discussion in a wide variety of related
fields.
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