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This text/reader examines how other advanced industrial societies have dealt with social problems with relative success and looks how these strategies may be applicable to the United States.

Table of Contents:
Preface Part One: Introduction Section 1 The Comparative Approach to Social Problems 1.  U. S. Social Problems in Comparative Perspective, D. Stanley Eitzen 2.  The European Social Model, T. R. Reid* 3.  The Swedish Welfare State, D. Stanley Eitzen Part Two: Problems of Inequality Section 2 Poverty The United States Context 4.  The State of Welfare at Home and Abroad, Australian Financial Review 5.  Is There Hope for America’s Low-Income Children?  Lee Rainwater and Timothy M. Smeeding* Section 3 Income and Wealth Inequality The United States Context 6.  Inequality: USA vs. Other Industrial Nations, Americans for Democratic Action* 7.  Inequality Here and There, Claude S. Fischer, Michael Hout, Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Samuel R. Lucas, Ann Swidler, and Kim Voss* 8.  The Coming Era of Wealth Taxation, Gar Alperovitz* Section 4 Gender The United States Context 9.  Europe Crawls Ahead, Megan Rowling 10.  The Position of Women in Norway, Pernille Lonne Morkhagen* Section 5 Sexual Orientation The United States Context 11.  Social Shift Opens Door to Gay Marriage Plan (Canada), Clifford Krauss* 12.  Gay Rights and European Citizenship, Joydeep Sengupta* Section 6  Age The United States Context 13  As Good As It Gets: What Country Takes the Best Care of its Older Citizens?  Mike Edwards* 14.  We Should Rejoice in an Ageing Society, So Long as We Plan Properly for It,” Hamish McRae Part Three: Institutional Problems Section 7 Families The United States Context 15. Caring for Our Young: Child Care in Europe and the United States, Dan Clawson and Naomi Gerstel 16. Support for Working Families: What the United States Can Learn from Europe, Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers 17.  Value for Family Tax Dollars: How Does the U. S. Stack Up?  Rachel Henneck* Section 8 Schools The United States Context 18. Early Childhood Education and Care: International Perspectives, Sheila B. Kamerman*  19. Denmark: Lessons for American Principals and Teachers?  Richard Morrill*  20.  Globalization and Education: What Students Will Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the Global Village, R. D. Nordgren Section 9 Work The United States Context        21. Europe’s Work Time Alternatives, Anders Hayden* 22.  Finland Experiments with a Six-Hour Workday: A Family Friendly Policy? Ellen Mutari and Deborah M. Figart 23.  Europeans Just Want to Have Fun, Michael Elliott* Section 10 Health Care and Delivery The United States Context 24. International Health Systems, Physicians for a National Health Program 25.  Health Care Facts, Toronto Health Coalition Part Four:  Problems of People, Resources, and Place Section 10 Cities The United States Context 26.  How LondonFixed It’s Traffic Woes, Malcolm Wheatley* 27. New Lessons from the Old World, Jay Walljasper* 28.  Suburbia Stays in the Neighborhood, Haya El Nassar Section 11 Environment The United States in Context 29.  Wind Power Picks Up as It Crosses the Atlantic, Ellen Hale 30. The $6.66-a Gallon-Solution, Simon Romero* 31.  The European Dream, Jeremy Rifkin* Part Five: Individual Deviance Section 12 Crime and Crime Control The United States Context 32.  Crime Comparisons between Canadaand the United States, The Daily 33.  Deaths Reflect Gun Use in U. S., Michael Booth 34.  Reducing Crime by Harnessing International Best Practices, Irvin Waller and Brandon C. Welsh Section 13 Drugs The United States Context 35.  Does Europe Do It Better: Lessons from Holland, Britain and Switzerland, Robert J. MacCoun and Peter Reuter* 36.  The Netherlands’ Drug Policy, Robert Keizer*   *New to this edition.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780205482436
  • Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
  • Publisher Imprint: Pearson
  • Edition: 4 Rev ed
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: Y
  • Sub Title: Lessons from Other Societies
  • Width: 178 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0205482430
  • Publisher Date: 21 Feb 2006
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 235 mm
  • No of Pages: 240
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 456 gr


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