TY - BOOK AU - Russell,James W. TI - Double standard: social policy in Europe and the United States SN - 9781442206588 AV - HN28. R87 2010 U1 - 320.6094 22 PY - 2010/// CY - Lanham, Md. PB - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers KW - Social policy KW - Comparative method KW - History KW - Europe KW - United States N1 - 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 ER -