Double standard : social policy in Europe and the United States / James W. Russell.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Russell, James W., 1944-
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006], ©2006.
Subjects:
Social policy > Comparative method.
Social policy > History.
Europe > Social policy.
United States > Social policy.
Physical Description:x, 193 pages ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Introduction : from social problems to social policies
  • The social worldview of medieval Christianity as prologue
  • Secular transitions and assumptions
  • Marx, Durkheim, and the limits of laissez-faire capitalism
  • From theory to ideology
  • Origins of social policy in Europe and the United States
  • Alternative approaches to social policy
  • Social cohesion and inequality
  • Poverty
  • Unemployment : the sword of Damocles
  • Support for child raising
  • Support for the aged
  • Health care
  • Ethnic and racial policy
  • Incarceration as social policy
  • Summary : principles for progressive social policy.