Work-oriented Welfare Programs Exclude Single Mothers from the Benefits of Paid Work

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dc.contributor.authorGood Gingrich, Luann
dc.date.accessioned2015-05-21T17:50:38Z
dc.date.available2015-05-21T17:50:38Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.descriptionen_US
dc.description.abstractSingle mothers are excluded from the benefits of paid work in both the economic market and state welfare programs. This is because both the market and the state have merged into one single social space. As a result, they share the same expectations about who should be entitled to social assistance, and through what types of employment. These norms are influenced by neoliberal ideals and conservative family values. As a result, single mothers experience workfare programs to keep them poor, sustaining their positions as low-wage, low-skilled workers. They also encounter many obstacles to strategic work in the labour market, meaning that they are often forced to be dependent on a male-family figure for survival.en_US
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dc.identifier00137
dc.identifier.citationGood Gingrich, L. (2008). Social exclusion and double jeopardy: The management of lone mothers in the market-state social field". Social Policy & Administration, 42(4), 379-395.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/29202
dc.relationYork Universityen_US
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dc.rightsAttribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 Canadaen_US
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.5/ca/en_US
dc.subjectEmploymenten_US
dc.subjectWomenen_US
dc.subjectPovertyen_US
dc.subjectSocial Development and Welfareen_US
dc.titleWork-oriented Welfare Programs Exclude Single Mothers from the Benefits of Paid Worken_US
dc.typeResearch Summaryen_US

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