02656nam 2200457 450 991037274550332120200227180356.0(CKB)4100000010138570(EXLCZ)99410000001013857020200210h20202020 uy| 0engurc|#---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierState of empowerment low-income families and the new welfare state /Carolyn BarnesAnn Arbor, Michigan :University of Michigan Press,2020©20201 online resource (vi, 170 pages) tables; digital file(s)0-472-90126-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.On weekday afternoons, dismissal bells signal not just the end of the school day but also the beginning of another important activity: the federally funded after-school programs that offer tutoring, homework help, and basic supervision to millions of American children. Nearly one in four low-income families enroll a child in an after-school program. Beyond sharpening students’ math and reading skills, these programs also have a profound impact on parents. In a surprising turn—especially given the long history of social policies that leave recipients feeling policed, distrusted, and alienated—government-funded after-school programs have quietly become powerful forces for political and civic engagement by shifting power away from bureaucrats and putting it back into the hands of parents. In State of Empowerment Carolyn Barnes uses ethnographic accounts of three organizations to reveal how interacting with government-funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens.After school programsSocial aspectsUnited StatesChildren with social disabilitiesEducationUnited StatesLow-income studentsUnited StatesLow-income parentsPolitical activityUnited StatesLow-income parentsEmploymentUnited StatesWelfare stateUnited StatesElectronic books.After school programsSocial aspectsChildren with social disabilitiesEducationLow-income studentsLow-income parentsPolitical activityLow-income parentsEmploymentWelfare state371.04Barnes Carolyn1987-993511BOOK9910372745503321State of empowerment2274920UNINA