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Author:
Barnes, Carolyn, 1987- author.
Title:
State of empowerment : low-income families and the new welfare state / Carolyn Barnes.
Publisher:
University of Michigan Press,
Copyright Date:
2020
Description:
vi, 170 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subject:
After-school programs--Social aspects--United States.
Children with social disabilities--Education--United States.
Low-income students--United States.
Low-income parents--Political activity--United Staets.
Low-income parents--United States.--United States.
Welfare state--United States.
Children with social disabilities--Education.
Low-income parents.
Low-income students.
Welfare state.
United States.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
A New Kind of Safety Net -- Empowering Program Design -- Empowering Relationships -- Organizational Identities and Community Contexts -- Policy, Organizations, Places, and Participation among the Poor -- From Alienated to Empowered.
Summary:
"On weekday afternoons, dismissal bells ring at thousands of schools across the country. These bells signal not just the end of the school day but also the beginning of another important enriching activity: federally funded after-school programs offering tutoring, homework help, and basic supervision. After-school care reflects major shifts in social policy towards social services that support youth development and help low-income parents maintain employment. The scope of after-school programs has grown significantly in the last two decades- nearly one in four low-income families enroll a child in an after-school program. Beyond sharpening students' math and reading skills, these programs also teach important lessons to parents. In a remarkable turn of events-especially given the long history of social policies that leave recipients feeling policed, distrusted, and alienated-government funded after-school programs have quietly become powerful forces for political and civic engagement. Using ethnographic accounts of three organizations, Carolyn Barnes reveals how interactions with government funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens"-- Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
0472131648
9780472131648
OCLC:
(OCoLC)1107367133
LCCN:
2019034382
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

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