"I'm Going to Learn, and She's Going to Become Somebody": Exploring the Counternarratives of Black Women on Welfare in Urban Communities

Autor/in	Moran, Kaitlin K.
Titel	"I'm Going to Learn, and She's Going to Become Somebody": Exploring the Counternarratives of Black Women on Welfare in Urban Communities
Quelle	In: Urban Education, 57 (2022) 4, S.543-570 (28 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Moran, Kaitlin K.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0042-0859
DOI	10.1177/0042085920984817
Schlagwörter	African Americans; Females; Low Income Groups; Welfare Services; Urban Areas; Mothers; Grandparents; Ethnic Stereotypes; Child Rearing; Social Bias; Family Programs; Federal Programs; United States History; Racial Discrimination; Individual Characteristics; Aspiration; Family Structure; Employment Level; Educational Attainment; Parent Role; Child Care; Pennsylvania (Philadelphia) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Afroamerikaner; Weibliches Geschlecht; Fürsorgeeinrichtung; Urban area; Stadtregion; Mother; Mutter; Großeltern; National stereotype; Nationales Stereotyp; Kindererziehung; Family program; Familienprogramm; Racial bias; Rassismus; Personality characteristic; Personality traits; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Streben; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Beschäftigungsgrad; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Parental role; Elternrolle; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung
Abstract	This qualitative research study explores counternarratives to stereotypes and assumptions made about Black women on welfare in low-income, urban communities. Findings, based on in-depth interviews with 33 mothers and grandmothers, challenge perceptions of "welfare queens"--breeders of children, absorbed by the culture of poverty, and disinterested in their children's education. Participants defy stereotypes by raising children in well-supported family structures while gainfully employed, pursuing educational opportunities, or a combination of the two. The women actively contribute to their communities' culture of wealth by investing in their children. The paper concludes with recommendations and directions for future research. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01