Date of Award
5-2008
Degree Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.S.
Degree Program
Urban Studies
Department
School of Urban Planning and Regional Studies
Major Professor
Gladstone, David
Second Advisor
Ehernfeucht, Renia
Third Advisor
Ehrenreich, Jeffrey
Abstract
From the time of the "war on poverty" of 1964, to the era of "welfare reform" in 1990s, the federal welfare system underwent a change from a model that acted to protect citizens from the vagaries of the market economy to one that mandated their participation in the paid labor force. For a shift in policy of this magnitude to occur and be unquestioningly accepted by the public, a significant change also had to occur in how poverty and welfare issues were discussed and perceived over the intervening years. Using discourse analysis, this study examines how editorials in elite newspapers framed the issues of poverty and welfare in the months prior to the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act (1964) and the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (1996). It also addresses how newspaper editorials influenced public perception about the nature and causes of poverty and welfare reliance.
Recommended Citation
Mogg, Laura, "The"War on Poverty" and "Welfare Reform": A Comparative Discourse Analysis of Elite Newspaper Editorial Coverage in 1964 and 1996" (2008). University of New Orleans Theses and Dissertations. 685.
https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/685
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