| Welfare Racism: Playing the Race Card Against America's Poor Contributor(s): Neubeck, Kenneth J. (Author), Cazenave, Noel A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415923417 ISBN-13: 9780415923415 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $63.64 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2001 Annotation: What is welfare racism? It is the images that politicians evoke when they speak of "welfare queens" or "deadbeat dads." It is the disproportionate representation of people of color who are in the US poverty population. It is the view that welfare is a black problem. In "Welfare Racism," sociologists Neubeck and Cazenave analyze the impact of racism on U.S. welfare policy. For decades, they argue, Americans have been bombarded with racist comments and stereotypes about those who receive welfare, allowing politicians to exploit racial cliches for their own political gains. Even liberal politicians have now joined in playing the "race card" by supporting the ill-conceived welfare reforms of 1996 which abolished Air to Families with Dependent Children. Such recent reforms are anti-welfare not anti-poverty. In a hard-hitting and eloquently written investigation of historical and current attitudes toward welfare, "Welfare Racism" shows how racist motives, policies, and administrative policies have long undermined public assistance programs. Challenging the current contention that racism is of decreasing importance in our society, Neubeck and Cazenave warn that avoidance of the race issue will lead to unprecedented racial conflict in the 21st century. A powerful expose of a deeply-rooted but woefully ignored form of racial blindness, "Welfare Racism" is an important first step toward more humane and rational policies for the men, women, and children who have been ravaged by the current system. Kenneth J. Neubeck and Noel A. Cazenave have written extensively on poverty and social problems in the U.S. Neubeck is the author of "Social Problems: A Critical" "Approach," and"Cazenave" is an expert on the War on Poverty of the 1960s. They are both Associate Professors of Sociology at the University of Connecticut. *Biting analysis of Clinton's promise "to end welfare as we know it" and the devastating impact of welfare reform in the 1990s * Most welfare recipients in theU.S. are white, despite the images that pervade the media * The first book to fully explore the racist baggage that has repeatedly undercut U.S. welfare policy |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Discrimination & Race Relations - Political Science | Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare - Social Science | Minority Studies |
| Dewey: 362.840 |
| LCCN: 00068417 |
| Lexile Measure: 1690 |
| Physical Information: 0.84" H x 6.4" W x 9.32" (1.08 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Welfare Racism analyzes the impact of racism on US welfare policy. Through historical and present-day analysis, the authors show how race-based attitudes, policy making, and administrative policies have long had a negative impact on public assistance programs. The book adds an important and controversial voice to the current welfare debates surrounding the recent legilation that abolished the AFDC. |
