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Women, the State, and Welfare by Nancy Fraser, Teresa L. Amott, Paula Baker, Linda Gordon and Jane Jenson (1990, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Wisconsin Press
ISBN-100299126641
ISBN-139780299126643
eBay Product ID (ePID)93559
Product Key Features
Number of Pages320 Pages
Publication NameWomen, the State, and Welfare
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1990
SubjectFeminism & Feminist Theory, Women in Politics, Public Policy / Social Policy, Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare, Women's Studies
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Social Science
AuthorNancy Fraser, Teresa L. Amott, Paula Baker, Linda Gordon, Jane Jenson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight15.7 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN90-050089
Reviews"This book is one of those rareties, the well-chosen, carefully chosen volume of essays. It provides an excellent way into American feminist historiography on women and welfare."-Jane Lewis, London School of Economics, "When readers finish this collection of essays, they will have no doubt at all that the welfare state is deeply gendered and that explanations or interpretations of the American welfare state that relegate gender to the margins rather than the center are totally inadequate. Linda Gordon's introduction alone is practically worth the price of the whole book."--Susan Ware, New York University, "Gordon's book deserves serious consideration by scholars of social welfare in the U.S. because of its challenge to take the gendered nature of the welfare system more seriously."- Choice, "When readers finish this collection of essays, they will have no doubt at all that the welfare state is deeply gendered and that explanations or interpretations of the American welfare state that relegate gender to the margins rather than the center are totally inadequate. Linda Gordon's introduction alone is practically worth the price of the whole book."--Susan Ware, New York University, "Gordon's book deserves serious consideration by scholars of social welfare in the U.S. because of its challenge to take the gendered nature of the welfare system more seriously."-- Choice, "The collection moves beyond simplistic and ahistorical notions about the U.S. state's effect on women and women's effect on the state. Gordon's rich introductory essay, 'The New Feminist Scholarship on the Welfare State' is invaluable not only for relating the other essays to current social and feminist theory, but for its analysis which guides the reader through the rest of the book. . . . A welcome addition to the study of women, politics, and the welfare state."-Ann Withorn, The Women's Review of Books, "This book is one of those rareties, the well-chosen, carefully chosen volume of essays. It provides an excellent way into American feminist historiography on women and welfare."--Jane Lewis, London School of Economics, "When readers finish this collection of essays, they will have no doubt at all that the welfare state is deeply gendered and that explanations or interpretations of the American welfare state that relegate gender to the margins rather than the center are totally inadequate. Linda Gordon's introduction alone is practically worth the price of the whole book."-Susan Ware, New York University, "The collection moves beyond simplistic and ahistorical notions about the U.S. state's effect on women and women's effect on the state. Gordon's rich introductory essay, 'The New Feminist Scholarship on the Welfare State' is invaluable not only for relating the other essays to current social and feminist theory, but for its analysis which guides the reader through the rest of the book. . . . A welcome addition to the study of women, politics, and the welfare state."--Ann Withorn, The Women's Review of Books, "This book is one of those rareties, the well-chosen, carefully chosen volume of essays. It provides an excellent way into American feminist historiography on women and welfare."--Jane Lewis, London School of Economics, "The collection moves beyond simplistic and ahistorical notions about the U.S. state's effect on women and women's effect on the state. Gordon's rich introductory essay, 'The New Feminist Scholarship on the Welfare State' is invaluable not only for relating the other essays to current social and feminist theory, but for its analysis which guides the reader through the rest of the book. . . . A welcome addition to the study of women, politics, and the welfare state."--Ann Withorn, The Women's Review of Books
Dewey Edition20
Dewey Decimal362.83/0973
SynopsisWomen, the State, and Welfare is the first collection of essays specifically about women and welfare in the United States. As an introduction to the effects of welfare programs, it is intended for general readers as well as specialists in sociology, history, political science, social work, and women's studies. The book begins with a review essay by Linda Gordon that outlines current scholarship about women and welfare. The chapters that follow explore discrimination against women inherent in many welfare programs; the ways in which welfare programs reinforce basic gender programs in society; the contribution of organized, activist women to the development of welfare programs; and differences of race and class in the welfare system. By giving readers access to a number of perspectives about women and welfare, this book helps position gender at the center of welfare scholarship and policy making and places welfare issues at the forefront of feminist thinking and action., This volume offers information on how, for 50 years, the bush Kaliai in Melanesia have worked the deserted cargo left by US Marines during World War II into their indigenous culture. The author seeks to show how cargo cults in general bring together past, present and future.
LC Classification NumberHV95.W66 1990
