Not working Latina immigrants, low-wage jobs, and the failure of welfare reform /

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1. Verfasser: Marchevsky, Alejandra
Körperschaft: ebrary, Inc
Weitere Verfasser: Theoharis, Jeanne
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: New York : New York University Press, c2006.
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction: Latinas on the fault lines of citizenship
  • PART I: NEITHER A HANDUP NOR A HANDOUT: Ending welfare: new nativism and the triumph of post-civil rights politics
  • Powers in the suburbs: race and redevelopment policy in Long Beach
  • PART II: ANY JOB AT ANY WAGE: Tough love in L. A. County: the failure of welfare-to-work
  • The myth of welfare dependency: caught between welfare and work
  • "It's not what you choose, but where they send you": inside personal responsibility
  • Conclusion: The emperor's new welfare: reassessing the "success" of welfare reform.