Inspired by the political interventions of feminist women of color and Foucauldian social theory, Anna Marie Smith explores the scope and structure of the child support enforcement, family cap, marriage promotion, and abstinence education measures that are embedded within contemporary United States welfare policy. Presenting original legal research and drawing from historical sources, social theory, and normative frameworks, the author argues that these measures violate the rights of poor mothers. Drawing on several historical precedents the author shows that welfare policy has consistently constructed the sexual conduct of the racialized poor mother as one of its primary disciplinary targets. The book concludes with a vigorous and detailed critique of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's support for welfare reform law and an outline of a progressive feminist approach to poverty policy.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13
9780521527842
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96249055
Product Key Features
Subject Area
Social Services
Author
Anna Marie Smith
Publication Name
Welfare Reform and Sexual Regulation
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Government, Zoology, Safety
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
233mm
Item Width
155mm
Item Weight
448g
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Anna Marie Smith
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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