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The Politics of Disgust: The Public Identity of the Welfare Queen Ange-Marie Hancock
The Politics of Disgust: The Public Identity of the Welfare Queen
Ange-Marie Hancock
Ange-Marie Hancock argues that beliefs about poor African American mothers were the foundation for the contentious 1996 welfare reform debate that effectively "ended welfare as we know it." She shows how stereotypes and politically motivated misperceptions about race, class and gender were effectively used to instigate a politics of disgust.
224 pages, 2 halftones
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | December 1, 2004 |
| ISBN13 | 9780814736708 |
| Publishers | New York University Press |
| Pages | 210 |
| Dimensions | 229 × 152 × 19 mm · 312 g |