A critique of American social welfare policy
Sanford F. Schram teaches social theory and social policy in the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College where he also teaches research methods for undergraduate political science majors. He is the author of several books including Words of Welfare: The Poverty of Social Science and the Social Science of Poverty which won the Michael Harrington Award from the American Political Science Association and Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization.
"By focusing squarely on the cultural dimensions of social welfare
policy, Sanford Schram brilliantly illuminates recent turns in
policy and politics. Nor does he slight the material for the
symbolic. Rather he shows the close connections between the
cultural and material aspects of policy. Most welcome of all,
Schram's work is imbued with a rare empathetic concern for the
people who are both the beneficiaries and victims of social
welfare."
*Frances Fox Piven,Graduate Center of the City University of New
York*
"If you want a flesh-and-blood story of the real agendas that lie
behind policy-making in the age of tough love, After Welfare is the
best book on the topic. Schram's incisive expose makes for
spectacular common sense."
*Andrew Ross,New York University*
"Sanford Schram's After Welfare is an exemplary combination of
political theory, cultural critique, applied policy analysis and
astute and comprehensive mapping of the contemporary politics of
welfare. It should engage a wide readership in both academia and
the policy community."
*Michael J. Shapiro,University of Hawaii*
"This engagingly written book lays bare the ‘dirty little secrets'
of a new order of social policy, one that shores up inequality by
tapping into cultural reserves of race and gender prejudice while
publicly presenting a neutral face. Its power derives from Schram's
eloquence, his sharp wit, and his talent for persuading the reader
to scrutinize social policy through the lens of social theory."
*Lisa Disch,University of Minnesota*
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