Political Promises for Welfare Reform
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12455113 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Elizabeth A Segal (Arizona State University, corresponding author), Keith M Kilty (The Ohio State University) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 51-67 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Poverty (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1087-5549 • E-ISSN: 1540-7608 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j134v07n01_04 |
| OpenAlex | W2042121843 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 9 |
| References cited | 20 |
Public debate by policymakers prior to the passage of the PRWORA reflected a common set of attitudes and beliefs of those in power about public assistance and the poor. The power of their language to shape and inform policy is significant in our society. Those who hold power use language to mold and rationalize public policies. From a critical theory perspective, examination of the use of language by those in power to set norms, disempower, and marginalize those people who are nondominant is vital to effect social change. This research critically examines the speeches given on the floor of the House of Representatives prior to the final vote of PRWORA on July 31, 1996, to identify the power of language. Findings reveal that the content of the speeches reflects maintenance of the status quo and continued marginalization of the poor, particularly women
Perspective (graphical · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Public policy · Set (abstract data type · Social policy · Sociology · Status quo · Welfare · Welfare reform · Law · Public Administration · Social and Cultural Studies
The Battering State
Applying Rawlsian Social Justice to Welfare Reform
The Political Act of Public Talk
Words of Common Cause
Assessing Welfare Reform, Over a Decade Later
Assessing Clinical MSW Students’ Attitudes, Attributions, and Responses to Poverty
Single Welfare Mothers' Resistance
The New Politics of Social Work Practice
A Model for Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course on Domestic Violence
The way we never were
Pitied but not entitled
The undeserving poor
A Critical Theory Of Public Life
The other America
The Truly Disadvantaged
Rethinking Critical Theory and Qualitative Research
The enemy within
Declaring Welfare “Reform” a Success
Under attack, fighting back
Genetics and Biological Determinism
"Why do they hate me so much?" A history of welfare and its abandonment in the United States
Erkenntnis und Interesse
Mass Communication Research Methods
Under Attack, Fighting Back
| Citations per year | 0.41 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2020 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |