The Crisis of Caregiving

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Social Welfare Policy in the United States

ISBN: 0230622615
ISBN 13: 9780230622616
Herausgeber: B Mandell
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: vii, 268 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 21.07.2010
Auflage: 1/2010
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: Gebunden

COMPREHENSIVE: This book covers a wide variety of topics such as foster care, Social Security, the welfare system, benefit programs, philanthropy, women’s income, discrimination, medical leave, etc.TIMELY: At the end of the Bush Administration, the welfare system is in shambles along with large cuts to the budget for benefit and retirement programs. Obama signals a new era and this book looks to the past as well as to the future of reform

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Beschreibung

This book discusses the crisis of caregiving as it affects parents seeking to provide 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.

Autorenporträt

Betty Reid Mandell is Professor Emerita at Bridgewater State College.

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