Description:
Following the shifting demographics of the welfare rolls, policy debates about welfare, the institutional history and major turning points over the past seventy years, Welfare in the United States serves as the complete guide to the history of the American welfare program.
Review Quotes:
- Eileen Boris, History/Women's Studies, UCSB: ""Terrific and needed. We just don't have a book like this that presents welfare from multiple perspectives, including social movement and reform, but also social science and administrative, policy, and governmental. The authors are the people to do this, as their careful choice of documents suggests....I could have used this book for my Women's Labors course in which I discuss "Welfare as Work" as the basis for an assignment."
- Mark Harvey, History, UWI-Madison: "My general reaction is positive. I think the authors have identified a need and put together a piece of work worthy of publication....I find the integration of original texts with narrative summary particularly appealing....a promising basis for discussion and development of critical thinking."
- Michael Reisch, Professor of Social Work, U Michigan: ""My overall reaction to the proposed project is favorable. I like the focus of the book and the use of documentary sources to illustrate its major themes. It also appears to be a format and size that would encourage its use by faculty, and facilitate students' reading....I would consider using this book as a supplemental text in a master;s level course on U.S. social policy or in courses on policy development, social action, or policy development (all of which I teach)."