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From the original 18th-century volunteer force to the New York Firefighter unit in the Union Army, to contemporary issues of diversity and efficiency, this history holds up a mirror for fire-fighters throughout the US. It is the story of the men and women, tragedies and triumphs of the FDNY throughout its history.

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This book presents a review and criticism of all sociological literature on suicide, from Emile Durkheim's influential Suicide (1897) to contemporary writings by sociologists who have patterned their own work on Durkheim's. Douglas points out fundamental weaknesses in the structural-functional study of suicide, and offers an alternative theoretical

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Successful social policies for children are critical to America's future. Yet the status of children in America suggests that the nation's policies may not be serving them well.

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This volume proposes a clearly structured method to study social programs for the elderly in economically developing nations.

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Health care, Social Security, employment programs - are part of ongoing national debates about the future of social policy in the United States. This collection of essays shows how historical understanding, centered on governmental institutions and political alliances, can illuminate the limits and possibilities of American social policymaking.

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This book takes social policy back to its basics. Each chapter systematically breaks down the subject to equip students not only with knowledge of the theoretical themes and perspectives which underpin social policy, but also of the relevance of social policy in everyday life.

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Social Security distributes cash benefits to retired and disabled workers in accordance with past taxable earnings, and the book describes and evaluates the procedures for determining each worker's earnings-related benefit base. Primary worker payments are determined by applying a cohort-specific benefit formula to the benefit base of each worker.

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Such key considerations as the adequacy of protection, the financing problems, issues of fairness, the response to disability, and the health care needs of the elderly are particularly focused on--the authors' are sensitive to the social welfare nature of the programs.

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Offers recommendations for improving Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid in socially responsible ways that serve to relieve some of the stress on the middle class and promote upward mobility. Synthesizing data and explaining economic concepts in layman's terms, the authors expose myths about how entitlement programs actually work.

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This Handbook provides information on topics such as how Social Security programs are administered, who is and isnt covered under the insurance programs, how claims are processed, what benefits are included, and how to obtain more information about Social Security policies.

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By providing a global perspective on social security, Dixon enables scholars, students, and social security administrators to place national and perhaps regional social security policy debates into their larger, regional and global settings.

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By providing a global perspective on social security, Dixon enables scholars, students, and social security administrators to place national and perhaps regional social security policy debates into their larger, regional and global settings.

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This volume examines current trends in social security programs around the world. The discussions highlight the need to evaluate the impact of social security programs on the general population, as well as on specific population groups.

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Recent reports predict that, barring any changes, the Social Security program will become insolvent--no longer able to pay promised benefits in full--around the year 2030, well within the retirement years of the baby boom generation.

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Within the last decade, social support has become an increasingly popular research topic among professionals in the social sciences. Many empirical studies on social support appeared initially, only to be followed by a spate of theoretical articles attempting to make sense of the growing research literature.

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Explains how the Americans With Disabilities Act affects social work practice.

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Explains how the Americans With Disabilities Act affects social work practice.

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Here, Dhooper reviews the contributions of the few social workers in this field and suggests ways of improving their work, consolidating their professional gains, and maximizing their impact. Recommended for social workers trained for practice in the 1990s and beyond, and particularly those specializing in health and mental health social work.