Engendering the state : family, work, and welfare in Canada / Nancy Christie.

"The author's explanation of gender's role in the conception of modern Canadian welfare policy takes current scholarship into novel territory. Her analyses of the perspectives of maternal feminists, clergymen, organized labour, businessmen, university social scientists, welfare admini...

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Main Author: Christie, Nancy, 1958-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, 2000.
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Summary:"The author's explanation of gender's role in the conception of modern Canadian welfare policy takes current scholarship into novel territory. Her analyses of the perspectives of maternal feminists, clergymen, organized labour, businessmen, university social scientists, welfare administrators, social workers, and government policy makers are fascinating to read and contribute greatly to our understanding of the current debates in welfare policy making."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 459 pages) : illustrations
Awards:Sir John A. McDonald Prize (nominated), 2001
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442674479
1442674474
0802047688
9780802047687
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.