Moral Codes of Mothering and the Introduction of Welfare‐to‐Work in O ntario
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12925328 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amber Gazso (0000-0003-3032-288X, York University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 49 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 26-49 |
| Publication date | 2012-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Canadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1755-618x.2011.01279.x |
| PMID | 22586836 |
| OpenAlex | W1901076739 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 15 |
| References cited | 45 |
In this paper, I trace how the reform of social assistance in Ontario, especially the post-1990s enforcement of lone mothers' employability via welfare-to-work programs, parallels shifts in dominant moral codes of mothering, from "mother-carer" to "mother-worker." Additionally, I use this case as an entry point to consider the implications of public and policy allegiance to these moral codes for all mothers. The central argument I make is that the introduction of welfare-to-work programs in Ontario did not occur in a neoliberal state-sanctioned vacuum but also involved the circulation of ideas about moral mothering outside of policy into policy
Humanities · Political science · Sociology · Philosophy · Social Policies and Family · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Social Sciences and Governance
Keynote Address
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Critical Clinical Social Work and the Neoliberal Constraints on Social Justice in Mental Health
The McDonaldization of Social Work
Critical discourse analysis of federal and provincial government grants for post-secondary students with disabilities in Alberta and Ontario
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Being Homeless and Becoming Housed
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Welfare Mother” Activism, Mainstream Feminism, and the Cunning of History in Ontario’s 1970s Welfare Debate
Employees' Managed Resentment
The Generationing of Social Assistance Receipt and 'Welfare Dependency' in Ontario, Canada
Patchworks of Purpose
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Ontario Works and Single Mothers
Gender, the State, and Social Reproduction
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When Couples Become Parents
The Bonds of Womanhood
Poverty, Social Assistance, and the Empl
Citizenship and the Ethics of Care
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Culture in Connection
Gender, Ideational Analysis, and Social Policy
Gender and the Caring Dimension of Welfare States
Remaking the Social Divisions of Welfare
Family Patterns, Gender Relations
Gendering the Vertical Mosaic
If I Had a Hammer
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Varieties of Liberalism
Transformation
(Not) Taking Account of Precarious Employment
Neoliberalizing Space
The second shift
The elements of moral philosophy
Women, Poverty Policy, and the Production of Neoliberal Politics in Ontario, Canada
Good Enough Mothering? Feminist Perspectives on Lone Mothering
"Motherhood and "Moral Career
No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit
Manhunts and Bingo Blabs
Taking a life Course Perspective on Social Assistance use in Canada
On Being a 'Good' Mother
In Bed with the Enemy
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| Unique citing works | 15 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,15 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2026 (14) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |