Representing race outside of explicitly racialized contexts.(Symposium: Representing Race) From: Michigan Law Review | Date: February 1, 1997| Author: Cahn, Naomi R. | COPYRIGHT 1997 Michigan Law Review Association. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Attorneys providing legal assistance to low-income people need to be cognizant of race and gender issues involved with the representation of welfare recipients despite the fact that welfare is race-neutral on its face. Public perceptions of welfare are raced and focus on stereotypes of African-American single mothers. Morality and, more recently, cooperation requirements placed on welfare reveal the perceptions that are fueling welfare reform. Advocates must decide whether to make race explic...