دانلود کتاب Deservingness in Welfare Policy and Practice: Discursive and Rhetorical Approaches

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Cover Half Title Series Title Copyright Contents Acknowledgements 1 Introduction Age-old, yet contemporary Structure and aims of the book References 2 Deservingness theories and conceptualisations Quantitative approaches in previous deservingness studies Unemployment, welfare recipiency and deservingness Deservingness and border crossing Health deservingness References 3 Policy discourse and deservingness Deserving and undeserving policy target groups Rhetoric in parliamentary discussions The undeserving freeloader in need of an attitude adjustment The deserving and effortful unemployed person lacking control over one’s situation A needy unemployed person deserving the welfare state’s reciprocal acts Conclusions References 4 Reality TV’s representations of deservingness Deservingness in media and reality TV Rich House, Poor House format Deservingness of wealthy people: representations of hard work and charitable acts Deservingness of people living in poverty: representations of entrepreneurial attitude and legitimate need Conclusions References 5 Frontline workers and deservingness assessments Frontline workers putting welfare policy into action Unemployed people’s deservingness negotiated at the frontline Discursive positioning in interviews Motivated and deserving client Unfortunate and deserving client Resistant and potentially undeserving client Blameworthy and undeserving client Conclusions References 6 Deservingness negotiated in research settings with individuals Performing deservingness in interviews Interviews with long-term unemployed Finns Means of disassociating oneself from the ‘other’: addressing one’s proximity to the deserving ‘us’ Declining the category applied during interviews: addressing neediness as a deservingness cue Enriching the cultural image of unemployment: addressing the lack of control as a deservingness cue Conclusions References 7 Conclusions Othered, irresponsible and undeserving agent Victimised and deserving agent lacking responsibility Entrepreneurial, responsible and deserving agent Final remarks References Index