The Politics Of Disgust : The Public Identity Of The Welfare Queen

List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi List of Abbreviations xiii Introduction: The Face of Welfare Reform 1(22) Political Culture and the Public Identity of the ``Welfare Queen'' 23(42) The News Media: Constructing the Politics of Disgust? 65(23) Public Discourse in Congress: Haunted by Ghosts of ``Welfare Queens'' Past 88(29) Contending with the Politics of Disgust: Public Identity through Welfare Recipients' Eyes 117(21) The Dual Threat: The Impact of Public Identity and the Politics of Disgust on Democratic Deliberation 138(14) Epilogue: Public Identity and the Politics of Disgust in the New Millennium 152(6) Appendix A: Citations for News Media Data Set Analyzed in Chapter 3 158(8) Appendix B: Congressional Record Documents Analyzed in Chapter 4 166(2) Appendix C: Data Analysis Procedures 168(17) Notes 185(6) Bibliography 191(12) Index 203(7) About the Author 210