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Fostering autonomy : a theory of citizenship, the state, and social service delivery / Elizabeth Ben-Ishai.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ben-Ishai, Elizabeth, 1981-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Citizenship--Social aspects.
- Citizenship.
- Autonomy.
- Public welfare.
- Social service.
- Feminist theory.
- Feminism.
- Political science.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 196 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Building on a feminist conception of individual autonomy, explores the obligation of the state to foster autonomy in its citizens, particularly the most vulnerable, through social service delivery. Draws on both successful and less successful examples of service delivery to generate a theoretical account of the autonomy-fostering state"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Toward a revised conception of social citizenship: an autonomy-focused model
- The new paternalism: rethinking state intervention and autonomy
- Taking responsibility: PRWORA's limits to immigrant access
- "Coordinated fragmentation" and domestic violence services
- Embodied recognition, ascriptive autonomy, and harm reduction
- Conclusion.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [181]-187) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780271052175
- 0271052171
- OCLC:
- 751780856
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