Abstract
ABSTRACT Drawing from Critical Race Theory (CRT), and a structural intersectionality framework, we examine intersecting structural inequalities embedded in county welfare-to-work (WTW) service delivery in California. Using a mixed-method analytic approach, our results reveal that second-order-devolution revolution (SODR) shapes intersecting gender, racial, class, and spatial inequalities, and reproduces white supremacy. We find that counties with multiple privileged socioeconomic characteristics operate employment- or training-oriented WTW systems, whereas counties with multiple disadvantaged socioeconomic characteristics operate sanction- or education-oriented WTW systems. We discuss policy solutions to address the disparities in WTW service delivery systems.
Highlights
The passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PRWORA) of 1996 has resulted in a so-called “welfare devolution revolution,” which has led the federal government to grant states increased discretion in the design of welfare programs and the usage of block grants for these programs
secondorder-devolution revolution (SODR) and Structural Discrimination Abstract Drawing from Critical Race Theory (CRT), and a structural intersectionality framework, we examine intersecting structural inequalities embedded in county welfare-to-work (WTW) service delivery in California
Using a mixed-method analytic approach, our results reveal that secondorder-devolution revolution (SODR) shapes intersecting gender, racial, class, and spatial inequalities, and reproduces white supremacy
Summary
SODR and Structural Discrimination For the Journal of Poverty Special Issue “Unraveling the Hidden Agenda of Structural Discrimination against the Poor in the U.S.”. Second-Order Devolution Revolution and the Hidden Structural Discrimination? Second-order devolution and the hidden structural discrimination? Examining county welfare-to-work service systems in California. SODR and Structural Discrimination Abstract Drawing from Critical Race Theory (CRT), and a structural intersectionality framework, we examine intersecting structural inequalities embedded in county welfare-to-work (WTW) service delivery in California. Using a mixed-method analytic approach, our results reveal that secondorder-devolution revolution (SODR) shapes intersecting gender, racial, class, and spatial inequalities, and reproduces white supremacy. We discuss policy solutions to address the disparities in WTW service delivery systems.
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