Social Construction, Knowledge Utilization, and the Politics of Poverty
A Case Study of Washington State’s General Assistance Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11344481 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yu-Ling Chang (0000-0003-2072-3225, University of California, Berkeley, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 46 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication date | 2019-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0191-5096 • E-ISSN: 0191-5096 |
| Publisher | WMU Department of Occupational Therapy (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.15453/0191-5096.4155 |
| OpenAlex | W2972476800 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 24 |
This paper addresses a gap in welfare reform literature by investigating the social constructions of poor people in state policymaking within the context of diminishing General Assistance (GA) after the Great Recession. Using Social Construction and Policy Design Theoryand thematic content analysis of Washington State’s legislative archives, I found that the negative constructions of GA recipients as deviants with undesired psychological and behavioral problems were associated with the reform direction toward a regulated, punitive model. These constructions, intersecting with the ideologies of personal responsibility and work ethic, contribute to the dismantling of the social safety net for the Washington’s poorest residents
Context (archaeology · Economics · Ideology · Legislature · Political science · Politics · Poverty · Punitive damages · Qualitative research · Recession · Safety net · Social science · Sociology · State (computer science · Thematic analysis · Welfare · Welfare reform · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Public Administration · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Content analysis and thematic analysis
Re-Examining the U.S. Social Safety Net for Working-Age Families
Motivation and Personality
Poverty Knowledge
The value of words
Progressive Welfare Reform? Ending General Assistance Cash Grants for Homeless People in San Francisco
Three Lenses of Evidence‐Based Policy
"The Remarkable "Quango
Homeless in Philadelphia
"Regulating "Maternal Instinct
Changing Safety Net of Last Resort
Influencing Social Policy in a Time of Devolution
Success Stories
Framing the Poor
Poverty as We Know It
Motivation and Personality
The Influence of Perceived Deservingness on Policy Decisions Regarding Aid to the Poor
What Is Next for Policy Design and Social Construction Theory?1
Systematically Pinching Ideas
Beyond Deservingness
Creating a Capital Investment Welfare State
Demonstrating Rigor Using Thematic Analysis
A Social Metamorphosis
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |