Cover of Overseers of the Poor

Overseers of the Poor

by John Gilliom

2001 277 pages eng

Presents the views and experiences of low-income American mothers who live everyday with the advanced surveillance capacity of the modern welfare state. In their pursuit of food, health care, and shelter for their families, they are watched, analyzed, assessed, monitored, checked, and reevaluated in…

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