The Politics of Disgust : The Public Identity of the Welfare Queen / Ange-Marie Hancock.
Hancock, Ange-Marie, author.
2004
HV95 .H256 2004
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Title The Politics of Disgust : The Public Identity of the Welfare Queen / Ange-Marie Hancock.
Author Hancock, Ange-Marie, author.
ISBN 9780814744611
DOI https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9780814744611.001.0001
Published New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2004]
Copyright ©2004
Language English
Language Note In English.
Description 1 online resource
Other Standard Identifiers 10.18574/nyu/9780814744611.001.0001 doi
Call Number HV95 .H256 2004
Dewey Decimal Classification 362.5/82/0973
Summary Winner of the 2006 Race, Ethnicity, and Politics Organized Section Best First Book Award from the American Political Science Association Winner of the 2006 W.E.B. DuBois Book Award from the National Conference of Black Political Scientists Ange-Marie Hancock argues that longstanding beliefs about poor African American mothers were the foundation for the contentious 1996 welfare reform debate that effectively "ended welfare as we know it." By examining the public identity of the so-called welfare queen and its role in hindering democratic deliberation, The Politics of Disgust shows how stereotypes and politically motivated misperceptions about race, class and gender were effectively used to instigate a politics of disgust. The ongoing role of the politics of disgust in welfare policy is revealed here by using content analyses of the news media, the 1996 congressional floor debates, historical evidence and interviews with welfare recipients themselves. Hancock's incisive analysis is both compelling and disturbing, suggesting the great limits of today's democracy in guaranteeing not just fair and equitable policy outcomes, but even a fair chance for marginalized citizens to participate in the process.
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Frontmatter
Contents
Tables
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1. Introduction: The Face of Welfare Reform
2. Political Culture and the Public Identity of the "Welfare Queen"
3. The News Media: Constructing the Politics of Disgust?
4. Public Discourse in Congress: Haunted by Ghosts of "Welfare Queens" Past
5. Contending with the Politics of Disgust: Public Identity through Welfare Recipients' Eyes
6. The Dual Threat: The Impact of Public Identity and the Politics of Disgust on Democratic Deliberation
7. Epilogue: Public Identity and the Politics of Disgust in the New Millennium
Appendix A. Citations for News Media Data Set Analyzed in Chapter 3
Appendix B: Congressional Record Documents Analyzed in Chapter 4
Appendix C. Data Analysis Procedures
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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