Issues for Debate in Social Policy

Issues for Debate in Social Policy

Selections From CQ Researcher

CQ Researcher

SAGE Publications Inc

09/2009

472

Mole

Inglês

9781412979412

15 a 20 dias

Engaging and reader-friendly articles encourage students to think critically about some of the most pressing social policy issues of our time.
Annotated Contents Preface Contributors 1. Middle-Class Squeeze: Is More Government Aid Needed? - Thomas J. Billitteri 2. Vanishing Jobs: Will the President's Plan Reduce Unemployment? - Peter Katel 3. Mortgage Crisis: Should the Government Bail Out Borrowers in Trouble? - Marcia Clemmitt 4. Gender Pay Gap: Are Women Paid Fairly in the Workplace? - Thomas J. Billitteri 5. Women's Rights: Are Violence and Discrimination Against Women Declining? - Karen Foerstel 6. Reproductive Ethics: Should Fertility Medicine Be Regulated More Tightly? - Marcia Clemmitt 7. Domestic Poverty: Is a New Approach Needed to Help the Poorest Americans? - Thomas J. Billitteri 8. Hunger in America: How Bad Is the Problem? - Kathy Koch 9. Welfare Reform: Are Former Welfare Recipients Better Off Today? - Sarah Glazer 10. Social Security Reform: How Should America's Retirement System Be Saved? - Mary H. Cooper 11. Child Welfare Reform: Will Recent Changes Make At-Risk Children Safer? - Tom Price 12. Universal Coverage: Will All Americans Finally Get Health Insurance? - Marcia Clemmitt 13. Wounded Veterans: Is America Shortchanging Vets on Health Care? - Peter Katel 14. Ending Homelessness: Is the Problem Sovable? - William Triplett 15. Caring for the Elderly: Who Will Pay for Care of Aging Baby Boomers? - Marcia Clemmitt 16. Aging Baby Boomers: Will the 'Youth Generation' Redefine Old Age? - Alan Greenblatt 17. Race and Politics: Will Skin Color Influence the Presidential Election? - Peter Katel 18. The Obama Presidency: Can Barack Obama Deliver the Change He Promises? - Kenneth Jost
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