Social capital and welfare reform : organizations, congregations, and communities / Jo Anne Schneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schneider, Jo Anne, 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Public welfare--United States.

Public welfare.

Social capital (Sociology)--United States.

Social capital (Sociology).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Columbia University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this groundbreaking study, Jo Anne Schneider considers the reasons behind the limited success of most welfare reform initiatives and offers evidence-based recommendations for enhancing the effectiveness of welfare policy. Schneider draws on her rich and nuanced ethnographic studies of Philadelphia, Milwaukee, and Kenosha, Wisconsin to clarify the role of social capital for both individuals and institutions. She shows that the social relationships and patterns of trust that enable people to gain access to resources like government services, organization funding, and jobs are crucial in helping families achieve their goals. Schneider examines the complex ways in which social capital functions in conjunction with economic, human, and cultural capital, and explores social capital dynamics among government, nonprofits, and congregations that together provide the welfare support system. Social Capital and Welfare Reform is compulsory reading for researchers and students in social work, sociology, anthropology, public policy, education, community psychology, social psychiatry, and non-profit and public administration as well as policy makers interested in welfare reform, poverty, and nonprofits.

Contents:

Front matter

Contents

Acknowledgments

1. Introduction

Part I. factors influencing implementation of welfare reform

2. The Federal and State Policy Context for Welfare Reform

3. Local Government Systems

4. Social Service Organizations

5. Social Service Systems

6. Labor Markets and Individual Career Paths

7. Family Survival Strategies and Social Capital

8. Comparisons Among Worker Types

Part II. social capital and community context

9. Social Service Agency Use and Social Capital

10. Agencies and Social Capital

11. Faith Communities and Social Capital

12. Faith, Works, and Community: Connections Among Nonprofits, Government, and Congregations

13. Advocacy and Social Capital

14. Conclusion: Public Policy and Social Capital

Appendix A. Methods and Project Descriptions

Appendix B. Organizations

Appendix C. Family Types and People Profiled in the Book

Notes

References

Index

Backmatter

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [411]-423) and index.

ISBN:

9780231501170

023150117X

OCLC:

213305056