Description: Overthrowing the QueenTelling Stories of Welfare in America Author(s): Tom Mould Format: Paperback Publisher: Indiana University Press, United States Imprint: Indiana University Press ISBN-13: 9780253048035, 978-0253048035 Synopsis In 1976, Ronald Reagan hit the campaign trail with an extraordinary account of a woman committing massive welfare fraud. The story caught fire and a devastating symbol of the misuse government programs was born: the Welfare Queen. Overthrowing the Queen examines these legends of fraud and abuse while bringing to light personal stories of hardship and hope told by cashiers, bus drivers, and business owners; politicians and aid providers; and, most important, aid recipients themselves. Together these stories reveal how the seemingly innocent act of storytelling can create not only powerful stereotypes that shape public policy, but also redemptive counter-narratives that offer hope of a more accurate, fair, and empathetic view of poverty in America today. Overthrowing the Queen tackles perceptions of welfare recipients while proposing new approaches to the study of oral narrative that extend far beyond the study of welfare, poverty, and social justice.
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Book Title: Overthrowing the Queen
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Name: Overthrowing the Queen: Telling Stories of Welfare in America
Language: English
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Item Height: 235 mm
Subject: Mythology
Publication Year: 2020
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 621 g
Subject Area: Social Organisations
Author: Tom Mould
Item Width: 155 mm
Format: Paperback
