Feminists and State Welfare

ISBN-13: 9780415635707 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 216 str.

Jennifer Dale;Peggy Foster

Opis

Designed for students of social policy and women's studies, this text gives a readable account of feminist ideas about women and welfare. The authors draw on feminist theory, research and analysis to explore women's experiences of welfare, and the debates within feminism on how and why the welfare state oppresses women.

Spis treści

Acknowledgement.  Introduction.  Part 1. Feminists and the historical development of the Welfare State  1. Feminism and the Welfare State: the formative years  2. Women pioneers in welfare work  Part 2. Contemporary feminism and the critique of welfare  3. Contemporary feminism  4. Education  5. Welfare professionals and the control of women  6. The material impact of welfare  Part 3. Feminist strategies to change welfare  7. The economic position of women – alternative perspectives  8. Changing the welfare system from within  9. Separatist strategies for change  10. Conclusion.  Bibliography.  Index.

O autorze

JENNIFER DALE, ; PEGGY FOSTER,