01899cam a2200337 4500 2444376189 TxAuBib 20250714120000.0 ||||||s2025||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781447353669 1447353668 18c83901-bf8c-4874-8f45-64a952ac7e15 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 11994780 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Blakely, Helen. Women, Work and the Everyday Politics of Welfare [Libby eBook] : Work, Care and Civil Society. Policy Press, 2025. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Welfare state reform. welfare governance. Civil society. citizenship. gender. class. HTML:<p>The restructuring of the welfare state in the UK has marked a significant change in the way contemporary society is ordered and understood. This research monograph explores the implications of this restructuring for women and their attachments to unpaid care, paid work and activism over time.</p> <p>Drawing on longitudinal research involving ethnographic and narrative inquiry in the south Wales Valleys, the contribution attends to the everyday politics of welfare through its rhetorical imaginings, the practices of street level workers and across the interactions of women themselves.</p> <p>Immersive and critical, the account provides valuable insights for our understanding of welfare restructuring and the future development of the welfare state.</p>. Nonfiction. Sociology. Politics. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-13 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=18c83901-bf8c-4874-8f45-64a952ac7e15&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)