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Sanford F. Schram, Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization.

Publication: Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
Publication Date: 01-DEC-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Sanford F. Schram, Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization.(Critical essay)

Article Excerpt
Sanford F. Schram, Welfare Discipline: Discourse, Governance, and Globalization. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2006. $ 64.50 hardcover, $ 21.95 paperback.

Sanford E Schram, a professor in the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research at Bryn Mawr College, critiques current trends in welfare policy and argues for using new approaches in studying welfare policy and governance. The new approach features a compassionate emphasis on reducing harm in order to allow for diversity while building community in an era of globalization. Through essays he is able to address current debates of welfare, including issues resulting from globalization, race, gender, and strategies for policy improvement.

Schram begins by describing the entrenchment of welfare in the United States that began in the mid-70s due to globalization discourse until the passage...

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