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Ben-Arieh and Gal draw together a collection of original essays by leading researchers on issues of major importance to all welfare states, alongside a special focus on developments in the Israeli welfare state.

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An excellent, well-written study. . . . Unique in its sociological focus and its emphasis on young widows. Choice

[In] this intelligent and emotionally gripping book, [the author] peels away both the cultural-symbolic layer of heroism in war and the psychological layer of individual grief.

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This volume seeks to draw together the current thinking on these issues, analyze them, and project areas for further analysis.

Written by leading scholars in social work, this volume will be of value to social work educators, practitioners, students, and others in the social policy arena.

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Donna Price Cofer addresses the tensions between the administrative law judges (ALJ) of the Social Security Administration and their management and examines a common dilemma in the distribution of public social benefits: the desire to meet the needs of eligible claimants and the reality of a diminishing trust fund.

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A compendium of common terms used in multicultural counseling and research.

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This book explores the sources of the problems in the child welfare system, places those problems in their historical, legal, and policy perspectives, and explores the implications of policies for state and national levels.

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Analyzing federal involvement in residential segregation, this book examines how the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) attempted to forge elementary changes in segregated residential patterns by opening up the suburbs to groups historically excluded for racial or economic reasons.

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This book provides an examination of contraceptive social marketing. It includes a description of these programs, documenting a form of international assistance that has attracted over $1 billion from governments and other donors.

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In Europe after World War II, U.S. economic aid helped to ensure economic revival, political stability, and democracy. In the Third World, however, aid has been associated with very different tendencies: uneven political development, violence, political instability, and authoritarian rule in most countries. Despite these differing patterns of poli

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It's all about keeping a family secret. When a newborn is adopted, her cousins are sworn to secrecy about her identity. When she becomes an adult, a serious health problem blows the lid off the family secret. She's forced to cross a line in the sand and soon discovers who her real cousins are.

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Because of its potential impact, and, in some cases, the harm it has brought, foreign aid is under the microscope. Donor countries, who don't want simply to give money away; recipient nations, who need to make the most of what they have and get; and analysts, policymakers, and writers are all scrutinizing how much is spent and where it goes.

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Gathered from her popular Guardian columns, this is a story - all too familiar - of taking care of an aging parent, told with wonderful dark humour.

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Following a brief introduction, the bibliography is arranged in topical chapters dealing with the history of long term care, institutional care, community services, administrative issues, noninstitutional care, housing, costs of long term care, minorities and special populations, ethics, public policy issues, and demographics.

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Based on two national datasets, this is an analysis of long-term care needs, patterns, and determinants in-home, community-based, and nursing home service utilization and informal support among African American and Hispanic elders, as compared to those of their non-Hispanic White counterparts.

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Uses both quantitative and qualitative methods to understand how and under what conditions excessive police violence leads to public outcry and subsequent police responses to demands for change.