The war on welfare : family, poverty, and politics in modern America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Chappell, Marisa
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2010]
Series:	Politics and culture in modern America.
Subjects:	Public welfare > United States > History > 20th century. Poor women > Government policy > United States. Welfare recipients > Employment > United States. Aid to families with dependent children programs > United States > History > 20th century.

Table of Contents:

Reconstructing the black family : the liberal antipoverty coalition in the 1960s
Legislating the male-breadwinner family : the family assistance plan
Building a new majority : welfare and economic justice in the 1970s
Debating the family wage : welfare reform in the Carter administration
Relinquishing responsibility for poor families : Reagan's family wage for the wealthy
Conclusion: beyond the family wage.