Notre Dame London: Fischer Hall Library

Double standard :

Russell, James W., 1944-

Double standard : social policy in Europe and the United States / James W. Russell. - 2nd ed. - Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2010. - 194p. 23cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Note to the Second Edition Preface Chapter 1: Introduction: From Social Problems to Social Policies Chapter 2: The Social Worldview of Medieval Christianity as Prologue Chapter 3: Secular Transitions and Assumptions Chapter 4: Marx, Durkheim, and the Limits of Laissez-faire Capitalism Chapter 5: From Theory to Ideology Chapter 6: The Origins of Social Policy in Europe and the United States Chapter 7: Alternative Approaches to Social Policy Chapter 8: Social Cohesion and Inequality Chapter 9: Poverty Chapter 10: Unemployment: The Sword of Damocles Chapter 11: Support for Child Raising Chapter 12: Support for the Aged Chapter 13: Health Care Chapter 14: Ethnic and Racial Policy Chapter 15: Incarceration as Social Policy Chapter 16: Summary: Principles for Progressive Social Policy Afterword: Social Impacts of The Great Recession in Europe and the United States Notes Bibliography Index About the Author

9781442206588

2010021238


Social policy--Comparative method.
Social policy--History.


Europe--Social policy.
United States--Social policy.

HN28. / R87 2010

320.6094