Regulating the Lives of Women : Social Welfare Policy from Colonial Times to the Present (Paperback, 4 ed)

Introduction??1. A Feminist Perspective on the Welfare State??2. The Colonial Family Ethic: The Development of Families, the Ideology of Women’s Roles, and the Labor of Women??3. Women and the Poor Laws in Colonial America??4. The Rise of the Industrial Family Ethic: “A Woman’s Place Is in The Home”??5. Women and Nineteenth Century Relief??6. Poor Women and Progressivism: Protective Labor Law and Mothers’ Pensions??7. The Great Depression and The Emergence of the US Welfare State??8. The Social Security Retirement Program??9. The Unemployment Insurance Program??10. Aid to Families with Dependent Children: Single Mothers in the Twentieth Century??11. Conclusion: Managing Marginalized Populations