MARC Record from Library of Congress

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050 00 $aHV98.O7$bM67 2010
082 00 $a362.5/56809795$222
100 1 $aMorgen, Sandra.
245 10 $aStretched thin :$bpoor families, welfare work, and welfare reform /$cSandra Morgen, Joan Acker, Jill Weigt.
260 $aIthaca :$bCornell University Press,$c2010.
263 $a0910
300 $ap. cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aIntroduction : questioning the success of welfare reform -- History and political economy of welfare in the United States and Oregon -- Velvet gloves, iron fists, and rose-colored glasses : welfare administrators and the official story of welfare restructuring -- Doing the work of welfare : enforcing "self-sufficiency" on the front lines -- Negotiating neoliberal ideology and "on the ground" reality in welfare work -- The other side of the desk : client experiences and perspectives on welfare restructuring -- Life after welfare : the costs of low-wage employment -- Conclusion : reforming welfare "reform."
610 10 $aOregon.$bAdult and Family Services Division.
650 0 $aPublic welfare$zOregon.
650 0 $aPublic welfare administration$zOregon.
650 0 $aWelfare recipients$zOregon.
650 0 $aPoor families$zOregon.
650 0 $aSocial workers$zOregon.
610 10 $aUnited States.$tPersonal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996.
610 20 $aTemporary Assistance for Needy Families (Program)
700 1 $aAcker, Joan.
700 1 $aWeigt, Jill Michele,$d1967-