The crisis of caregiving : social welfare policy in the United States / edited by Betty Reid Mandell.

1st ed.

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010.

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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.

Palgrave social science collection 2010.

Print version: Crisis of caregiving. 1st ed. New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2010

Books / Online

English

April 19, 2018

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1 Who Cares?: The Crisis of Caregiving; 2 Women's Work, Mother's Poverty: Are Men's Wages the Best Cure for Women's Economic Insecurity?; 3 Paid Family and Medical Leave; 4 The Privatization of Care; 5 Shelters for the Homeless: A Feeble Response to Homelessness; 6 Foster Care; 7 Adoption; 8 The Punitive State: Dimensions of Incarceration in the United States; 9 Alternatives to Welfare; Appendix A: Current Safety Net Programs; Appendix B: Advocacy Organizations Concerned with Caregiving and Social Justice; Contributors; Index.

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