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Abstract
This is an overview essay on the 1996 welfare legislation and its consequences. The paper is divided into five parts: (1) The basic elements of the legislation; (2) The conservative assumptions undergirding this legislation and the progressive responses to them; (3) The consequences of the legislation for individuals and families; (4) The missing elements in the new welfare legislation; and (5) The progressive solution to welfare.
Recommended Citation
Eitzen, D. Stanley and Zinn, Maxine Baca
(2000)
"The Missing Safety Net and Families: A Progressive Critique of the New Welfare Legislation,"
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare: Vol. 27:
Iss.
1, Article 4.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15453/0191-5096.2627
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