LEADER 04689nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910958017903321 005 20251117083126.0 010 $a1-282-44471-9 010 $a9786612444715 010 $a0-472-02488-4 035 $a(CKB)2520000000006803 035 $a(OCoLC)654287053 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10356848 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000344458 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11275597 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344458 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10306554 035 $a(PQKB)11471716 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3414597 035 $a(BIP)46274099 035 $a(BIP)11123914 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000006803 100 $a20050211d2005 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe White welfare state $ethe racialization of U.S. welfare policy /$fDeborah E. Ward 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAnn Arbor $cUniversity of Michigan Press$dc2005 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-472-03095-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 159-186) and index. 327 $aIntroduction : history, race & building the American welfare state -- The political & social context of Mothers' Pensions : an era of racial & ethnic discrimination -- The Mothers' Pension movement : establishing boundaries of exclusion & inclusion -- Mothers' Pension legislation : exclusion by statute -- Administration of Mothers' Pension programs : de facto exclusion -- Mothers' Pensions, the New Deal & ADC : a racialized legacy -- Conclusion : building a white welfare state. 330 $aThe White Welfare State challenges common misconceptions of the development of U.S. welfare policy. Arguing that race has always been central to welfare policy-making in the United States, Deborah Ward breaks new ground by showing that the Mothers' Pensions--the Progressive-Era precursors to modern welfare programs--were premised on a policy of racial discrimination against blacks and other minorities. Ward's rigorous and thoroughly documented analysis demonstrates that the creation and implementation of the mothers' pensions program was driven by debates about who deserved social welfare and not who needed it the most. In The White Welfare State, Deborah Ward assembles a powerful array of documentary and statistical evidence to reveal the mechanisms, centrality, and deep historical continuity of racial exclusion in modern 'welfare' provision in the United States. Bringing unparalleled scrutiny to the provisions and implementation of state-level mothers' pensions, she argues persuasively that racialized patterns of welfare administration were firmly entrenched in this Progressive Era legislation, only to be adopted and reinforced in the New Deal welfare state. With rigorous and clear-eyed analysis, she pushes us to confront the singular role of race in welfare's development, from its early 20th-century origins to its official demise at century's end. --Alice O'Connor, University of California at Santa Barbara This is a richly informative and arresting work. The White Welfare State will force a reevaluation of the role racism has played as a fundamental feature in even the most progressive features of the American welfare state. Written elegantly, this book will provoke a wide-ranging discussion among social scientists, historians, and students of public policy. --Ira Katznelson, Ruggles Professor of Political Science and History, Columbia University This book offers an original and absorbing account of early policies that shaped the course of the American welfare state. It extends yet challenges extant interpretations and expands our understanding of the interconnections of race and class issues in the U.S., and American political development more broadly. --Rodney Hero, University of Notre Dame 606 $aPublic welfare$zUnited States 606 $aWelfare recipients$xGovernment policy$zUnited States 606 $aSocial service and race relations$zUnited States 606 $aRacism in public welfare administration$zUnited States 607 $aUnited States$xRace relations 615 0$aPublic welfare 615 0$aWelfare recipients$xGovernment policy 615 0$aSocial service and race relations 615 0$aRacism in public welfare administration 676 $a361.6/089/00973 700 $aWard$b Deborah E.$f1967-$01868194 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910958017903321 996 $aThe White welfare state$94476051 997 $aUNINA