Women and the Postindustrial Welfare State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10550254 |
|---|---|
| Authors | June Axinn (corresponding author), Mark J Stern (0000-0002-0294-8941), Mark Stern (0000-0001-8446-9428) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 282-286 |
| Publication date | 1987-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-8046 • E-ISSN: 1545-6846 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sw/32.4.282 |
| OpenAlex | W1921054309 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
nomic growth and expanded social welfare spending led to further decline and, by 1969 the poverty rate had dropped to 12 percent.1 Since the early 1970s, however, social welfare expenditures have not been as effective in controlling poverty. Although the poverty rate for some groups—partic ularly the aged—continued to decline, by the end of the decade the overall poverty rate had begun to rise; by 1983 it had ex ceeded 15 percent. Since the Great Depression, there have been major changes in our economy and in our social organization. Manufacturing employment has declined as our economy has become more service-based. The stable, two-parent nuclear family has been increasingly replaced by the single-parent family and the population has aged. The changes in our economy and in our social organization have had dramatic effects upon the economic situation of women, especially in the postindustrial welfare state. Despite the rapid change in status of women in the economy, their status in the social welfare system has changed less quickly. Women often still are viewed as homemakers by the welfare system. Pro grams such as the social security survivor's benefits and Aid to Families with Depen dent Children are based on a woman's traditional role as wife and mother. With the exception of the recent debate over earnings-sharing, little action has been taken to recognize the changed economic role of women in the social welfare system. In 1986, the Reagan Administration em barked on a new campaign for welfare reform. Like its predecessors—Nixon's Family Assistance Plan and Carter's Bet June Axinn Mark J. Stern
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 0,14 |
| Citation span | 1989 - 1998 (10) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |