The crisis of caregiving: social welfare policy in the United States

This book discusses the crisis of caregiving as it affects parents seeking toprovide good care for their children and people who care for their aged or disabled relatives. Discussed are alternatives to the present welfare system, a description of the current safety net programs, and an analysis of the privatization of social services. INDICE: - Who Cares? The Crisis of Caregiving; B.Reid Mandell - Women's Work, Mothers' Poverty; G.Mink - Paid Family and Medical Leave; R.Albelda & B.Reid Mandell - The Privatization of Care; B.Reid Mandell - Shelters for the Homeless: A Feeble Response to Homelessness; B.Reid Mandell - Foster Care; B.Reid Mandell - Adoption; B.Reid Mandell - The Punitive State; M.Rosenthal - Alternatives to Welfare; B.Reid Mandell - Appendix A: Current Safety Net Programs in the U.S.; B.Reid Mandell - Appendix B: Advocacy organizations; B.Reid Mandell -

• ISBN: 978-0-230-62261-6
• Editorial: Palgrave Macmillan
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 288
• Fecha Publicación: 23/07/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés