I’m Going to Learn, and She’s Going to Become Somebody”
Exploring the Counternarratives of Black Women on Welfare in Urban Communities
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10856496 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kaitlin K Moran (0000-0001-6284-790X, St. Joseph’s University, Philadelphia, PA, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 543-570 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Urban Education (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0042-0859 • E-ISSN: 1552-8340 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0042085920984817 |
| OpenAlex | W3116100874 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 38 |
This qualitative research study explores counternarratives to stereotypes and assumptions made about Black women on welfare in low-income, urban communities. Findings, based on in-depth interviews with 33 mothers and grandmothers, challenge perceptions of “welfare queens”—breeders of children, absorbed by the culture of poverty, and disinterested in their children’s education. Participants defy stereotypes by raising children in well-supported family structures while gainfully employed, pursuing educational opportunities, or a combination of the two. The women actively contribute to their communities’ culture of wealth by investing in their children. The paper concludes with recommendations and directions for future research
Economic growth · Economics · Perception · Political science · Poverty · Qualitative research · Social science · Sociology · Welfare · Welfare reform · Critical Race Theory in Education · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Psychology · Urban, Neighborhood, and Segregation Studies
Educational foundations
Losing ground
Regulating the poor
Why Americans Hate Welfare
Multicultural Counseling Competencies
Parent Involvement, African American Mothers, and the Politics of Educational Care
Effectiveness of Early Educational Intervention
Backlash against Welfare Mothers
Black Feminist Thought
Theories of Reproduction and Resistance in the New Sociology of Education
Single Black Mothers’ Role Strain and Adaptation across the Life Course
Counter-narrative as method
Metastressors as Barriers to Self-Sufficiency Among Tanf-Reliant African American and Latina Women
Reproduction in Education, Society and Culture
An effectiveness‐based evaluation of five state pre‐kindergarten programs
Why Are Studies of Neighborhoods and Communities Central to Education Policy and Reform
From Moral Supporters to Struggling Advocates
But What is Urban Education
African American Parents’ Educational Orientations
Mapping the Margins
The Politics of Disgust
Critical race theory
Doing Intersectionality Research
Race, Culture, and Researcher Positionality
Examining Transformational Resistance Through a Critical Race and Latcrit Theory Framework
Just what is critical race theory and what's it doing in a nice field like education
It's All In the Family
Gender
Critical Race Theory in Education and Qualitative Inquiry
Critical Race Methodology
Culture, Racial Socialization, and Positive African American Youth Development
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |