Mimi Abramovitz

Regulating the Lives of Women

Social Welfare Policy from Colonial Times to the Present

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Produktbeschreibung

This new edition of Regulating the Lives of Women: Social Welfare Policy from Colonial Times to the Present traces how the welfare state regulated the lives of women from colonial times to the present. It is an essential resource for students of social work, sociology, political science, public policy, and gender studies.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 4. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 410
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781032501369
• ISBN-10: 1032501367
• Artikelnr.: 73332581

Autorenporträt

Mimi Abramovitz is Bertha Capen Reynolds Professor of Social Policy at the Silberman School of Social Work, Hunter College, City University of New York, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. A Feminist Perspective on the Welfare State 2. The Colonial
Family Ethic: The Development of Families, the Ideology of Women's Roles,
and the Labor of Women 3. Women and the Poor Laws in Colonial America 4.
The Rise of the Industrial Family Ethic: "A Woman's Place Is in The Home"
5. Women and Nineteenth Century Relief 6. Poor Women and Progressivism:
Protective Labor Law and Mothers' Pensions 7. The Great Depression and The
Emergence of the US Welfare State 8. The Social Security Retirement Program
9. The Unemployment Insurance Program 10. Aid to Families with Dependent
Children: Single Mothers in the Twentieth Century 11. Conclusion: Managing
Marginalized Populations