Welfare Reform in the United States: gender, race and class matter

2006-04-20articleCritical Social Policy116 citationsclosed

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Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics Social Policy and Reform Studies Social Policies and Family

Abstract

This article argues that gender, race and class matter in welfare reform. It provides a brief historical overview of the US welfare programme for single mothers; describes the main provisions of welfare reform (enforcing work, promoting marriage and limiting the role of the federal government in wider society); and identifies the impact on women and children. It concludes that welfare reform is best understood as part of the neo-liberal/Right attack on the state.

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