Pimping the welfare system : empowering participants with economic, social, and cultural capital /

Pimping the welfare system : empowering participants with economic, social, and cultural capital /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Woodward, Kerry C., 1975-
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2013]
Description:	ix, 211 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Public welfare -- California -- Contra Costa County. Welfare recipients -- California -- Contra Costa County. Low-income mothers -- California -- Contra Costa County. Low-income mothers. Public welfare. Welfare recipients. California -- Contra Costa County.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9052008

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ISBN:	9780739168820 (cloth : alk. paper) 0739168827 (cloth : alk. paper) 9780739168837 (electronic)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Introduction: An Empowering Approach to Welfare Programs
1. Beyond "Work First": Repressive vs. Empowering Welfare Programs
2. Encouraging Work, Discouraging the Hustle: Economic Capital
3. Bridging and Bonding: Social Capital
4. Pedagogy Matters: Cultural Capital
5. Education vs. Therapy: Comparing Lewiston and Strafford
Conclusion: Making the Best of a Bad Policy
References
Index
About the Author