LEADER 03169nam 22005533 450 001 9910954350803321 005 20250523181838.0 010 $a9780253048066 010 $a0253048060 010 $a9780253048059 010 $a0253048052 035 $a(CKB)4100000011357954 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6269710 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30657065 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30657065 035 $a(OCoLC)1179045847 035 $a(Perlego)1638162 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011357954 100 $a20250523d2020 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurun#|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aOverthrowing the queen $etelling stories of welfare in America /$fTom Mould 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aBloomington, Indiana :$cIndiana University Press,$d[2020] 210 4$dİ2020 215 $a1 online resource 311 08$a9780253048028 311 08$a0253048028 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aAcknowledgments -- SECTION 1. Welfare Legends: An American Tradition -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The Welfare System and Narrative Scholarship -- 3. Birth in a Nation -- SECTION 2. Insider Views: Aid Recipients' Stories -- 4. Origin Stories -- 5. Challenge Stories -- 6. Making-Ends-Meet and Achieving-Success Stories -- SECTION 3. Public Debates: Clash of Cultures -- 7. Symbols and Stereotypes -- 8. Hard Workers and the Worthy Poor -- 9. Welfare Lore in Social Media -- SECTION 4. Reenvisioning Legends -- 10. Context as Creator of Tradition -- 11. Truth and Doubt in Contemporary Legend -- 12. Overthrowing the Queen -- Epilogue -- Appendixes. 330 $a"In 1976, Ronald Reagan hit the campaign trail with an extraordinary account of a woman committing massive welfare fraud. The story caught fire and a devastating symbol of the misuse government programs was born: the Welfare Queen. Overthrowing the Queen examines these legends of fraud and abuse while bringing to light personal stories of hardship and hope told by cashiers, bus drivers, and business owners; politicians and aid providers; and, most important, aid recipients themselves. Together these stories reveal how the seemingly innocent act of storytelling can create not only powerful stereotypes that shape public policy, but also redemptive counter-narratives that offer hope of a more accurate, fair, and empathetic view of poverty in America today. Overthrowing the Queen tackles perceptions of welfare recipients while proposing new approaches to the study of oral narrative that extend far beyond the study of welfare, poverty, and social justice"--Publisher's website. 606 $aWelfare recipients$zUnited States 606 $aPoor women$zUnited States 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States 615 0$aWelfare recipients 615 0$aPoor women 615 0$aPublic welfare 676 $a361.6/10973 700 $aMould$b Tom$f1969-$0944747 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910954350803321 996 $aOverthrowing the queen$93929336 997 $aUNINA