RE: From DownUnder

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Bets,

I will follow this up. It sounds a bit strange.

Thanks

Rob

>>> bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxx 06/06/02 04:44pm >>>
Hi, Rob,

Would you consider Lynne Haney's "Homeboys, babies, men in suits: the
state
and the reproduction of male dominance," (American sociological review,
vol.
61, 1996)?

Best,

Bets

>===== Original Message From foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====
>A Question,
>
>I am doing some research into social welfare.
>
>It strikes me that I could be using Foucault a basis to study the
social
>welfare payments system. .
>
>What I am having trouble with is the short run aspects of the
>governments implimentation of some very harsh social welfare criteria
to
>receive payments. I was going to use Foucault to look at this in the
>context of governments short run political power games. That is the
>government is making it difficult for unemployed people to receive
>welfare payments unless they comply with very harsh rules. This a
>political winner (I think anyway and some of the literature seems to
>support this as well) as the public want to be assured that the
>authorities are just not handing out payments at the drop of a hat.
>
>My question is could you please direct me to any articles (even a
>section to a book) that looks at the notion of power and politics in
>this context. I know this is a bit of a short cut approach but I have
>taken 9 weeks annual to start this study and I have spent the last
three
>days searching for materials on this topic with no luck.
>
>Look forward to a reply.
>
>Thanks
>
>
>Rob

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<DIV><FONT size=1></FONT>Bets,</DIV>
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<DIV>I will follow this up. It sounds a bit strange.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Rob<BR><BR>&gt;&gt;&gt; bishop@xxxxxxxxxxxx 06/06/02 04:44pm
&gt;&gt;&gt;<BR>Hi, Rob,<BR><BR>Would you consider Lynne Haney's "Homeboys,
babies, men in suits: the state <BR>and the reproduction of male dominance,"
(American sociological review, vol. <BR>61,
1996)?<BR><BR>Best,<BR><BR>Bets<BR><BR>&gt;===== Original Message From
foucault@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx =====<BR>&gt;A Question,<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;I am
doing some research into social welfare.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;It strikes me that I
could be using Foucault a basis to study the social<BR>&gt;welfare payments
system. .<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;What I am having trouble with is the short run aspects
of the<BR>&gt;governments implimentation of some very harsh social welfare
criteria to<BR>&gt;receive payments. I was going to use Foucault to look at this
in the<BR>&gt;context of governments short run political power games. That is
the<BR>&gt;government is making it difficult for unemployed people to
receive<BR>&gt;welfare payments unless they comply with very harsh rules. This
a<BR>&gt;political winner (I think anyway and some of the literature seems
to<BR>&gt;support this as well) as the public want to be assured that
the<BR>&gt;authorities are just not handing out payments at the drop of a
hat.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;My question is could you please direct me to any articles
(even a<BR>&gt;section to a book) that looks at the notion of power and politics
in<BR>&gt;this context. I know this is a bit of a short cut approach but I
have<BR>&gt;taken 9 weeks annual to start this study and I have spent the last
three<BR>&gt;days searching for materials on this topic with no
luck.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Look forward to a
reply.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Thanks<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Rob<BR><BR></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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