Double standard : social policy in Europe and the United States /
Russell, James W.,1944-
Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-180) and index.
Introduction : from social problems to social policies -- The social worldview of medieval Christianity as prologue -- Secular transitions and assumptions -- Marx, Durkheim, and the limits of laissez-faire capitalism -- From theory to ideology -- Origins of social policy in Europe and the United States -- Alternative approaches to social policy -- Social cohesion and inequality -- Poverty -- Unemployment : the sword of Damocles -- Support for child raising -- Support for the aged -- Health care -- Ethnic and racial policy -- Incarceration as social policy -- Summary : principles for progressive social policy.
Social policy
Social policy