Overseers of the Poor
Download or Read eBook Overseers of the Poor PDF written by John Gilliom and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2001-12 with total page 203 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : John Gilliom |
| Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
| Total Pages | : 203 |
| Release | : 2001-12 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780226293615 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0226293610 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Overseers of the Poor by : John Gilliom
Book excerpt: 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 an ongoing process involving supercomputers, caseworkers, fraud control agents, grocers, and neighbors. They know surveillance. [preface].
