The Politics of Disgust

The Politics of Disgust
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Publisher : NYU Press
Total Pages : 224
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ISBN-10 : 9780814736586
ISBN-13 : 0814736580
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Book Synopsis The Politics of Disgust by : Ange-Marie Hancock

Download or read book The Politics of Disgust written by Ange-Marie Hancock and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2004-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hancock argues that beliefs about poor African American mothers were the foundation for the contentious 1996 welfare reform debate that effectively 'ended welfare as we know it.' She shows how stereotypes and misperceptions about race, class and gender were used to instigate a politics of disgust.


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