Words of Welfare The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty
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Sanford Schram is associate professor of political science at Macalester College and has worked with various community groups over the past two decades to promote social science research that serves ordinary people rather than just policy makers. He has written numerous articles on poverty and social science research methods.
Offers an important and enlightening critique of how welfare policy is analyzed and set in the U.S., illustrating that how we study issues affects what ultimately gets done about them. Issues examined include the drawing of the poverty line, the setting of benefit levels, the feminization of poverty, homelessness, the underclass, welfare dependency, recent attempts to reform welfare, and the implications for welfare in the emerging global, postindustrial economy. Schram demonstrates how research on these issues can be done differently and more effectively.
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Biographical note
Sanford Schram is associate professor of political science at Macalester College and has worked with various community groups over the past two decades to promote social science research that serves ordinary people rather than just policy makers. He has written numerous articles on poverty and social science research methods.