LEADER 02929nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910451774903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-280-83339-4 010 $a0-19-803046-0 010 $a1-4294-6183-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471573 035 $a(EBL)422601 035 $a(OCoLC)476258268 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000155908 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11147278 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000155908 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10114914 035 $a(PQKB)10468167 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC422601 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL422601 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10266565 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL83339 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471573 100 $a20020624d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aFlat broke with children$b[electronic resource] $ewomen in the age of welfare reform /$fSharon Hays 210 $aOxford ;$aNew York $cOxford University Press$d2003 215 $a1 online resource (301 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-19-517601-4 311 $a0-19-513288-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [263]-279) and index. 327 $aContents; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Money and Morality; Chapter 2 Enforcing the Work Ethic; Chapter 3 Promoting Family Values; Chapter 4 Fear, Hope, and Resignation in the Welfare Office; Chapter 5 Pyramids of Inequality; Chapter 6 Invisibility and Inclusion; Chapter 7 Cultures of Poverty; Chapter 8 The ""Success"" of Welfare Reform; Notes; References; Index 330 $aHailed as a great success, welfare reform resulted in a dramatic decline in the welfare rolls--from 4.4 million families in 1996 to 2.1 million in 2001. But what does this ""success"" look like to the welfare mothers and welfare caseworkers who experienced it? In Flat Broke, With Children, Sharon Hays tells us the story of welfare reform from inside the welfare office and inside the lives of welfare mothers, describing the challenges that welfare recipients face in managing their work, their families, and the rules and regulations of welfare reform. Welfare reform, experienced on the ground, i 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States 606 $aWelfare recipients$zUnited States 606 $aPoor women$zUnited States 606 $aMothers$zUnited States 606 $aLow-income single mothers$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPublic welfare 615 0$aWelfare recipients 615 0$aPoor women 615 0$aMothers 615 0$aLow-income single mothers 676 $a362.83920973 700 $aHays$b Sharon$f1956-$0964527 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451774903321 996 $aFlat broke with children$92188439 997 $aUNINA