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Welfare as We [Don't] Know It: A Review and Feminist Critique of Welfare Reform Research
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In the United States, the 1996 welfare reform drastically changed welfare receipt for low-income lone mothers. This paper first provides a review of empirical studies that assess former welfare recipients� economic status and material hardships in the post-welfare reform era. This research finds that the economic status of many former recipients improved after welfare reform. However, the nature of the jobs held by former recipients and their widespread experience of poverty and material hardships give limited cause for celebration. Building on the work of U.S. and international feminist scholars, the paper goes on to provide a feminist critique of welfare reform research. The paper uses concepts from feminist theory and methodology to critique the thin conception of work common in this literature and to challenge the assumption of �abstract individuation� that underlies welfare reform research. The paper ends with strategies for feminist research on welfare reform.
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Christopher, Karen. "Welfare as We [Don't] Know It: A Review and Feminist Critique of Welfare Reform Research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA, Aug 16, 2003 <Not Available>. 2008-10-10 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107987_index.html>

Christopher, K. L. , 2003-08-16 "Welfare as We [Don't] Know It: A Review and Feminist Critique of Welfare Reform Research" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Atlanta Hilton Hotel, Atlanta, GA Online <.PDF>. 2008-10-10 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p107987_index.html

Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript Review Method: Peer Reviewed Abstract: In the United States, the 1996 welfare reform drastically changed welfare receipt for low-income lone mothers. This paper first provides a review of empirical studies that assess former welfare recipients� economic status and material hardships in the post-welfare reform era. This research finds that the economic status of many former recipients improved after welfare reform. However, the nature of the jobs held by former recipients and their widespread experience of poverty and material hardships give limited cause for celebration. Building on the work of U.S. and international feminist scholars, the paper goes on to provide a feminist critique of welfare reform research. The paper uses concepts from feminist theory and methodology to critique the thin conception of work common in this literature and to challenge the assumption of �abstract individuation� that underlies welfare reform research. The paper ends with strategies for feminist research on welfare reform.

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