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Handbook of families & poverty [[electronic resource] /] / D. Russell Crane, Tim B. Heaton, editors
| Handbook of families & poverty [[electronic resource] /] / D. Russell Crane, Tim B. Heaton, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (513 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.5560973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CraneD. Russell
HeatonTim B |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - United States
Poor families - United States Families - United States Economic assistance, Domestic - United States Public welfare - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-78268-906-0
1-4522-1456-5 1-4129-7659-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I: WHAT WELFARE CAN AND CANNOT DO; 1 - Innovation in Social Policy; 2 - Social Policy and Marriage; 3 - Working Families Should Not Be Poor; 4 - Who Will Care When Parents Can't?; Part II: POVERTY AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS; 5 - Understanding the Processes Through Which Economic Hardship Influences Families and Children; 6 - Early Childhood Education and Care; 7 - Appalachian Families and Poverty; 8 - Poverty and Economic Polarization Among Children in Racial Minority and Immigrant Families
9 - Processes of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Poor Families10 - Mexican American Families and Poverty; 11 - Mexican Immigrant Childbearing Women; 12 - Food Insecurity and Provisioning; 13 - How Economically Disadvantaged Are American Elderly Women?; 14 - The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Community Functioning of People With Serious Mental Illnessand Their Families; 15 - Addiction and Medicaid; 16 - Incarceration, Poverty, and Families; 17 - Children's Time Use and Parental Involvement in Low-Income Families; 18 - Cognitive and Emotional Outcomes for Children in Poverty 19 - Challenging Social Inequalities in HealthPart III: INTERVENTION AND EDUCATION FOR WORKING WITH POOR FAMILIES; 20 - Giving Head Start a Fresh Start; 21 - Grandparents; 22 - Poor Fathers' Involvement in the Lives of Their Children; 23 - The Health-Care Safety Netfor Mexican-Origin Families; 24 - Federal Policy Efforts to Improve Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Families by Supporting Marriage and Family Stability; 25 - Microenterprise; 26 - Working With Families in Poverty; 27 - Increasing Marriage Would Dramatically Reduce Child Poverty; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480808603321 |
| Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Handbook of families & poverty [[electronic resource] /] / D. Russell Crane, Tim B. Heaton, editors
| Handbook of families & poverty [[electronic resource] /] / D. Russell Crane, Tim B. Heaton, editors |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xiv, 495 p.) : ill |
| Disciplina | 362.5560973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
CraneD. Russell
HeatonTim B |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - United States
Poor families - United States Families - United States Economic assistance, Domestic - United States Public welfare - United States |
| ISBN |
1-78268-906-0
1-4522-1456-5 1-4129-7659-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Part I: WHAT WELFARE CAN AND CANNOT DO; 1 - Innovation in Social Policy; 2 - Social Policy and Marriage; 3 - Working Families Should Not Be Poor; 4 - Who Will Care When Parents Can't?; Part II: POVERTY AMONG DIVERSE POPULATIONS AND SETTINGS; 5 - Understanding the Processes Through Which Economic Hardship Influences Families and Children; 6 - Early Childhood Education and Care; 7 - Appalachian Families and Poverty; 8 - Poverty and Economic Polarization Among Children in Racial Minority and Immigrant Families
9 - Processes of Poverty and Social Exclusion in Poor Families10 - Mexican American Families and Poverty; 11 - Mexican Immigrant Childbearing Women; 12 - Food Insecurity and Provisioning; 13 - How Economically Disadvantaged Are American Elderly Women?; 14 - The Effect of Socioeconomic Status on the Community Functioning of People With Serious Mental Illnessand Their Families; 15 - Addiction and Medicaid; 16 - Incarceration, Poverty, and Families; 17 - Children's Time Use and Parental Involvement in Low-Income Families; 18 - Cognitive and Emotional Outcomes for Children in Poverty 19 - Challenging Social Inequalities in HealthPart III: INTERVENTION AND EDUCATION FOR WORKING WITH POOR FAMILIES; 20 - Giving Head Start a Fresh Start; 21 - Grandparents; 22 - Poor Fathers' Involvement in the Lives of Their Children; 23 - The Health-Care Safety Netfor Mexican-Origin Families; 24 - Federal Policy Efforts to Improve Outcomes Among Disadvantaged Families by Supporting Marriage and Family Stability; 25 - Microenterprise; 26 - Working With Families in Poverty; 27 - Increasing Marriage Would Dramatically Reduce Child Poverty; Index; About the Editors; About the Contributors |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778548203321 |
| Los Angeles, [Calif.] ; ; London, : SAGE, c2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Invisible Safety Net : Protecting the Nation's Poor Children and Families / / Janet M. Currie
| The Invisible Safety Net : Protecting the Nation's Poor Children and Families / / Janet M. Currie |
| Autore | Currie Janet M. |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2008] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.5560973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Child welfare - United States
Poor children - Services for - United States Poor families - Services for - United States Poor - Government policy - United States Public welfare - United States |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-4008-2699-3
9786612158520 1-282-15852-X 0-691-12268-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Welfare vs. "Making Work Pay" -- Chapter 2. In Sickness and in Health: The Importance of Public Health Insurance -- Chapter 3. Feeding the Hungry: Food Stamps, School Nutrition Programs, and WIC -- Chapter 4. Home Sweet Home? -- Chapter 5. Who's Minding the Kids? -- Chapter 6. Defending and Mending the Safety Net -- Appendix -- Notes -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996198835603316 |
Currie Janet M.
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| Princeton, NJ : , : Princeton University Press, , [2008] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Social Aspects of the Prolongation of Life
| Social Aspects of the Prolongation of Life |
| Autore | Crane Diana <1933-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [New York], : Russell Sage Foundation, , 1969 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (322 p.) |
| Disciplina | 362.5560973 |
| Collana | National poverty series on poverty and public policy |
| Soggetto topico | Terminal care - Social aspects |
| ISBN |
9781610448062
1610448065 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents ; Tables and Figures; About the Authors; Chapter 1. Legacies of the War on Poverty / Martha J. Bailey and Sheldon Danziger ; Part I. Increasing Human Capital, Employment, and Earnings; Chapter 2. Head Start Origins and Impacts / Chloe Gibbs, Jens Ludwig, and Douglas L. Miller ; Chapter 3. The K-12 Education Battle / Elizabeth Cascio and Sarah Reber ; Chapter 4. Supporting Access to Higher Education / Bridget Terry Long ; Chapter 5. Workforce Development Programs / Harry J. Holzer ; Part II. Raising Incomes and Living Standards
Chapter 6. The Safety Net for Families with Children / Jane Waldfogel Chapter 7. The Safety Net for the Elderly / Kathleen McGarry ; Chapter 8. Performance and Legacy of Housing Policies / Edgar O. Olsen and Jens Ludwig ; Part III. Improving Access to Medical Care and Health; Chapter 9. Health Programs for Non-Elderly Adults and Children / Barbara Wolfe ; Chapter 10. Medicare and Medicaid / Katherine Swartz ; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910957906203321 |
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Crane Diana <1933->
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| [New York], : Russell Sage Foundation, , 1969 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Why America lost the war on poverty-- and how to win it / / Frank Stricker
| Why America lost the war on poverty-- and how to win it / / Frank Stricker |
| Autore | Stricker Frank |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chapel Hill [N.C.], : University of North Carolina Press, c2007 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (360 p.) |
| Disciplina |
362.5/560973
362.5560973 |
| Soggetto topico |
Poverty - United States - History - 20th century
Poor - United States - History - 20th century |
| ISBN |
979-88-908807-7-2
1-4696-0357-8 0-8078-8229-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Preface -- Introduction -- ; pt. 1. The golden age of laissez-faire? : the 50s -- ; 1. The 1950s : limited government, limited affluence -- ; pt. 2. Wars on poverty : the 60s -- ; 2. Planning the war on poverty : fixing the poor or fixing the economy? -- ; 3. Evaluating the war on poverty : the conservatism of liberalism -- ; 4. Moynihan, the dissenters, and the racialization of poverty : a liberal turning point that did not turn -- ; 5. Statistics and theory of unemployment and poverty : lessons from the 60s and the postwar era -- ; pt. 3. Toward a war on the poor : the 70s and 80s -- ; 6. The politics of poverty and welfare in the 70s : from Nixon to Carter -- ; 7. Too much work ethic : one reason poverty rates stopped falling in the 70s, and the stories that were told about it -- ; 8. Cutting poverty or cutting welfare : conservatives attack liberalism -- ; 9. Reagan, Reaganomics, and the American poor, 1980-1992 -- ; pt. 4. The poor you will always have with you - if you don't do the right thing : 1993-present -- ; 10. Staying poor in the Clinton boom : welfare reform, the nearby labor force, and the limits of the work ethic -- ; 11. Bush and beyond : on solving and not solving poverty --
Appendix 1 : Unemployment, poverty, earnings, and household structure -- Appendix 2 : Groups often left out of antipoverty discussions in the 60s and today -- Notes -- Bibliographical essay -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970911803321 |
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Stricker Frank
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| Chapel Hill [N.C.], : University of North Carolina Press, c2007 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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