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10%OFFWendy McKeen - Money in Their Own Name: The Feminist Voice in Poverty Debate in Canada, 1970-1995 - 9780802085443 - V9780802085443
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Money in Their Own Name: The Feminist Voice in Poverty Debate in Canada, 1970-1995

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Description for Money in Their Own Name: The Feminist Voice in Poverty Debate in Canada, 1970-1995 paperback. In her analysis, McKeen underscores this persistent familialism that has been written and rewritten into Canadian social policy thereby denying women's autonomy as independent claims-makers on the state. Series: Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JJP; JFFA; JFFK; JPQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 13. Weight in Grams: 282.

In Money In Their Own Name, Wendy McKeen examines the relationship between gender and social policy in Canada from the 1970s to the 1990s. She provides a detailed historical account of the shaping of feminist politics within the field of federal child benefits programs in Canada, and explores the critical issue of why feminists' vision of the 'social individual' failed to flourish.

Canadian social policy, as in most western welfare states, has established women's access to social benefits on the basis of their status as wives or mothers, not individuals in their own right. In her analysis, McKeen underscores this ... Read more

McKeen effectively weaves together sociological theory with substantive examples from political discourse. She uncovers overlooked aspects of Canadian social policy politics and subsequently extends our understanding of politics and political change. At the same time, by synthesizing the concepts of discourse, agency, and policy community, she offers a new analytical tool for approaching the shaping of political interests.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Toronto Press Canada
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Comparative Political Economy and Public Policy
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
Toronto, Canada
ISBN
9780802085443
SKU
V9780802085443
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About Wendy McKeen
Wendy E. McKeen is an assistant professor at the Maritime School of Social Work at Dalhousie University.

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