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"Underneath the political rhetoric and welfare statistics are real live human beings who are trying to make sense out of their lives." These are the words of author Karen Seccombe, as she attempts to elucidate the experiences of welfare recipients and the hardships that continue to plague them with the institution of the new welfare reforms. Provides readers with stories from welfare recipients' themselves: how they got onto welfare, what the reality of welfare (and welfare reform) is for them, and what their plans, hopes, and dreams are for the future. Welfare recipients who were interviewed by the author shared their perspectives on work requirements, family caps, time limits, and other features of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) -- the new welfare reform program. Their voices provide a crucial counterpoint to the politicians and policy "experts" who have shaped the policy reform initiative. These qualitative interviews are supplemented with up-to-date statewide and national data on welfare reform and its consequences. Social workers, social policy specialists, welfare workers, politicians, and educators and researchers in the field of social policy and welfare reform. A Longwood Professional Book.
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Discover the real voice of welfare - through thought-provoking interviews with today's welfare recipients who share their experiences with welfare and their views on its reform. Gain new perspectives on their history with the system; their plans, hopes, and dreams for the future; their perspectives on work requirements, family caps, time limits, and other features of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) - the new welfare reform program. Their voices provide a vivid counterpoint to the politicians and media who shape the welfare reform initiative.
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"Underneath the political rhetoric and welfare statistics are real live human beings who are trying to make sense out of their lives." These are the words of author Karen Seccombe, as she attempts to elucidate the experiences of welfare recipients and the hardships that continue to plague them with the institution of the new welfare reforms. Provides readers with stories from welfare recipients' themselves: how they got onto welfare, what the reality of welfare (and welfare reform) is for them, and what their plans, hopes, and dreams are for the future. Welfare recipients who were interviewed by the author shared their perspectives on work requirements, family caps, time limits, and other features of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) -- the new welfare reform program. Their voices provide a crucial counterpoint to the politicians and policy "experts" who have shaped the policy reform initiative. These qualitative interviews are supplemented with up-to-date statewide and national data on welfare reform and its consequences. Social workers, social policy specialists, welfare workers, politicians, and educators and researchers in the field of social policy and welfare reform. A Longwood Professional Book.
Card catalog description
Discover the real voice of welfare - through thought-provoking interviews with today's welfare recipients who share their experiences with welfare and their views on its reform. Gain new perspectives on their history with the system; their plans, hopes, and dreams for the future; their perspectives on work requirements, family caps, time limits, and other features of TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) - the new welfare reform program. Their voices provide a vivid counterpoint to the politicians and media who shape the welfare reform initiative.
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