How all politics became reproductive politics : from welfare reform to foreclosure to Trump /

Briggs, Laura, 1964-

How all politics became reproductive politics : from welfare reform to foreclosure to Trump / Laura Briggs. - Oakland, California : University of California Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource (xi, 286 pages). - Reproductive justice : a new vision for the twenty-first century ; 2 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

"Radical feminism's misogynistic crusade" or the conservative tax revolt? -- Welfare reform : the vicious campaign to reform 1% of the budget -- Offshoring reproduction -- The politics and economy of reproductive technology and black infant mortality -- Gay married, with children -- Epilogue : the subprime.

"This book tells the story of how our political struggles over race, immigration, and queer folks came to center around reproductive politics--children, households, and families. Race-based shaming of irresponsible reproductive behavior--from an account of Black "welfare queens" and Latina immigrant "breeding machines" to Clinton's crackdown on immigration following "Nannygate"--were instrumental in creating a new normal: the shredding of the government safety net for families and households, the end of the period of rising real wages and a living wage that enabled people to support families and dependents, and the immiseration of households. Laura Briggs argues for the critical importance of paying attention to reproductive politics in this new era"--Provided by publisher.



9780520957725

2017014266


Reproductive rights--History.--United States
Human reproduction--Political aspects--United States.


Electronic Books.

HQ766 / .H693 2017