The politics of disgust the public identity of the welfare queen /

Hancock, Ange-Marie.

The politics of disgust the public identity of the welfare queen / [electronic resource] : Ange-Marie Hancock. - New York : New York University Press, c2004. - xiii, 210 p. : ill.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-202) and index.

Introduction: The face of welfare reform -- Political culture and the public identity of the "welfare queen" -- The news media -- Public discourse in Congress -- Contending with the politics of disgust -- The dual threat -- Epilogue: Public identity and the politics of disgust in the new millennium.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Welfare recipients--United States.
Public welfare--United States.


Electronic books.

HV95 / .H256 2004

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