Political promises for welfare reform

Journal of Poverty

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 51-67

  Segal, Elizabeth A ^a   Kilty, Keith M ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical discourse analysis; Marginalization; Political discourse; Power; Welfare reform; Women and public assistance

Indexed keywords

EID: 23844535293     PISSN: 10875549     EISSN: 15407608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J134v07n01_04     Document Type: Article

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