Single Mothers,Work(fare), and Managed Precariousness |
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Authors: | Luann Good Gingrich |
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Affiliation: | 1. York University , Toronto, Ontario, Canada luanngg@yorku.ca |
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Abstract: | Welfare-to-work initiatives represent a trenchant example of the expansion of the rules and norms of global capitalism and welfare residualism. A study of the everyday experiences of women who parent alone, this article is a case analysis of the residual welfare state as it functions according to the gendered and racialized logic of the market. I examine lone mothers' experiences of the design, delivery, and enforcement of workfare in Ontario, Canada. Specific attention is given to the operation of random and limiting employment-preparation programs; ambiguous and complex regulations; capricious and punitive service delivery; and managed precariousness. I conclude with a discussion of the ways in which women cope and resist, and a challenge to social service providers and policy makers. |
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Keywords: | lone mothers workfare globalization welfare residualism |
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