{"product_id":"state-of-empowerment-carolyn-barnes-9780472131648","title":"State of Empowerment: Low-Income Families and the New Welfare State","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn weekday afternoons, dismissal bells signal not just the end of the school day but also the beginning of another important activity: the federally funded after-school programs that offer tutoring, homework help, and basic supervision to millions of American children. Nearly one in four low-income families enroll a child in an after-school program. Beyond sharpening students' math and reading skills, these programs also have a profound impact on parents. In a surprising turn--especially given the long history of social policies that leave recipients feeling policed, distrusted, and alienated--government-funded after-school programs have quietly become powerful forces for political and civic engagement by shifting power away from bureaucrats and putting it back into the hands of parents. In \u003ci\u003eState of Empowerment\u003c\/i\u003e Carolyn Barnes uses ethnographic accounts of three organizations to reveal how interacting with government-funded after-school programs can enhance the civic and political lives of low-income citizens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carolyn Barnes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472131648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472131648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/21\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 178\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2021","brand":"Carolyn Barnes","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43919900999935,"sku":"9780472131648","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_b61f43c1-707f-4e57-84d3-e4f5d1cb01a8.jpg?v=1680812535","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/state-of-empowerment-carolyn-barnes-9780472131648","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}