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Solutions to Social Problems : Lessons from Other Societies

by: Eitzen, D. Stanley

Solutions to Social Problems : Lessons from Other Societies

by: Eitzen, D. Stanley

ISBN 13:
9780205482436
ISBN 10:
0205482430
Edition: 4th
Format: Paperback
Copyright: 01/01/2007
Publisher: Allyn & Bacon
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Summary

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.

Preface

Part One: Introduction

(20)

Section 1 The Comparative Approach to Social Problems

(20)

1. U.S. Social Problems in Comparative Perspective,

D. Stanley Eitzen

(10)

2. The European Social Model,

T.R. Reid

(4)

3. The Swedish Welfare State,

D. Stanley Eitzen

(5)

Part Two: Problems of Inequality

(68)

Section 2 Poverty

(14)

4. The State of Welfare at Home and Abroad,

Australian Financial Review

(4)

5. Is There Hope for America's Low-Income Children?

Lee Rainwater and Timothy M. Smeeding

(9)

Section 3 Income and Wealth Inequality

(14)

6. Inequality: USA vs. Other Industrial Nations,

Americans for Democratic Action

(2)

7. Inequality Here and There,

Claude S. Fischer, Michael Hout, Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Samuel R. Lucas, Ann Swidler, and Kim Voss

(6)

8. The Coming Era of Wealth Taxation,

Gar Alperovitz

(4)

Section 4 Gender

(17)

9. Europe Crawls Ahead,

Megan Rowling

(4)

10. The Position of Women in Norway,

Pernille Lonne Morkhagen

(12)

Section 5 Sexual Orientation

(8)

11. Social Shift Opens Door to Gay Marriage Plan,

Clifford Krauss

(2)

12. Gay Rights and European Citizenship,

Joydeep Sengupta

(5)

Section 6 Age

(14)

13. As Good As It Gets: What Country Takes the Best Care of Its Older Citizens?

Mike Edwards

(10)

14. We Should Rejoice in an Ageing Society, So Long as We Plan Properly for It,

Hamish McRae

(3)

Part Three: Institutional Problems

(78)

Section 7 Families

(27)

15. Caring for Our Young: Child Care in Europe and the United States,

Dan Clawson and Naomi Gerstel

(8)

16. Support for Working Families: What the United States Can Learn from Europe,

Janet C. Gornick and Marcia K. Meyers

(9)

17. Value for Family Tax Dollars: How Does the U.S. Stack Up?

Rachel Henneck

108

(9)

Section 8 Schools

117

(19)

18. Early Childhood Education and Care: International Perspectives,

Sheila B. Kamerman

118

(7)

19. Denmark: Lessons for American Principals and Teachers?

Richard Morrill

125

(6)

20. Globalization and Education: What Students Will Need to Know and Be Able to Do in the Global Village,

R.D. Nordgren

131

(5)

Section 9 Work

136

(16)

21. Europe's Work-Time Alternatives,

Anders Hayden

137

(7)

22. Finland Experiments with a Six-Hour Workday: A Family Friendly Policy?

Ellen Mutari and Deborah M. Figart

144

(6)

23. Europeans Just Want to Have Fun,

Michael Elliott

150

(2)

Section 10 Health Care and Delivery

152

(15)

24. International Health Systems,

Physicians for a National Health Program

154

(9)

25. Health Care Facts,

Toronto Health Coalition

163

(4)

Part Four: Problems of People, Resources, and Place

167

(30)

Section 11 Cities

168

(20)

26. How Information Technology Fixed London's Traffic Woes,

Malcolm Wheatley

169

(5)

27. New Lessons from the Old World: The European Model for Falling in Love with Your Hometown,

Jay Walljasper

174

(9)

28. Suburbia Stays in the Neighborhood,

Haya El Nasser

183

(5)

Section 12 Environment

188

(9)

29. Wind Power Picks Up as It Crosses the Atlantic,

Ellen Hale

189

(4)

30. The $6.66-a-Gallon Solution,

Simon Romero

193

(4)

Part Five: Individual Deviance

197

Section 13 Crime and Crime Control

198

(19)

31. Crime Comparisons between Canada and the United States,

The Daily

200

(5)

32. Deaths Reflect Gun Use in U.S.,

Michael Booth

205

(3)

33. Reducing Crime by Harnessing International Best Practices,

Irvin Waller and Brandon C. Welsh

208

(9)

Section 14 Drugs

217

34. Does Europe Do It Better? Lessons from Holland, Britain, and Switzerland,

Robert J. MacCoun and Peter Reuter

218

(5)

35. The Netherlands' Drug Policy,

Robert Keizer

223

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