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The Politics of Pensions
By offering a comparative, institutional analysis of how state-supported pensions for the elderly developed in Britain, Canada, and the United States, Ann Shola Orloff makes a profound contribution to understanding the growth of modern social welfare policies. It is not enough, Orloff demonstrates, to simply examine socioeconomic factors in the growth of the welfare state. She argues that welfare policies are shaped as well by the political institutions and processes that are the legacy of state formation and expansion in given nations. Orloff explains why, when, and how poor relief was replaced by modern social insurance legislation and pensions for the elderly in the first three decades of...
Handbook of Sociological Theory
Sociology is experiencing what can only be described as hyperdifferentiation of theories - there are now many approaches competing for attention in the intellectual arena . From this perspective, we should see a weeding out of theories to a small number, but this is not likely to occur because each of the many theoretical perspectives has a resource base of adherents. As a result, theories in sociology do not compete head on with each other as much as they coexist. This seminal reference work was brought together with an eye to capturing the diversity of theoretical activity in sociology - specifically the forefront of theory. Contributors describe what they themselves are doing right now ra...
Fearless Female Journalists
Women who've changed the world by reporting on it... Ten inspirational biographies of women who risked everything -- including their lives -- to bring us the world's stories. Whether reporting from the front lines or the anchor desk, they pushed the boundaries of print, radio, TV, and internet journalism. By reading about their lives we learn the history of modern journalism. From abolitionist Mary Ann Shadd and stunt reporter Nellie Bly to feminist Doris Anderson and pioneering photojournalist Margaret Bourke-White. On to TV legends Barbara Frum and Katie Couric -- the first woman to be the solo anchor of a US network news desk -- and sports reporter Pam Oliver. Learn about murdered Russian war correspondent Anna Politkovskaya, courageous Afghan journalist Farida Nekzad, and South African Thembi Ngubane, who recorded her own fight against AIDS. Their personal stories will inspire you as much as their intrepid journalism.
The Committee
The Founding Fathers risked everything in the Revolution. The new nation is struggling to survive. The Constitution emerges bringing a form of Government the world has never seen. It must be protected at all costs, even from its own citizens. The Founding Fathers form a secret Committee to preserve those freedoms they fought and died for. Or will it? The Committee, everything is destined to be under their control, Senators and Congressman even the newly elected President. Dan Oliver is looking forward to retiring from the FBI, until his daughter comes home from college with a letter penned by James Madison. He has always suspected there were secret power brokers behind the Government, now he knows. Can he find them, can he stop them and will he even survive The Committee…
Christian Marital Counseling
Everett Worthington provides a Christian perspective and biblically based theory of marriage and marriage counseling. With an analysis of the individual, the couple and the family, Everett uses techniques drawn from several psychological schools of thought, combined with solid biblical principles to help guide counselors through the process of intervention, assessment and implementation of methods for change.
Passionate Politics
Emotions are back. Once at the center of the study of politics, emotions have receded into the shadows during the past three decades, with no place in the rationalistic, structural, and organizational models that dominate academic political analysis. With this new collection of essays, Jeff Goodwin, James M. Jasper, and Francesca Polletta reverse this trend, reincorporating emotions such as anger, indignation, fear, disgust, joy, and love into research on politics and social protest. The tools of cultural analysis are especially useful for probing the role of emotions in politics, the editors and contributors to Passionate Politics argue. Moral outrage, the shame of spoiled collective identi...
Representing Reason
Philosophy's traditional man of reason--independent, neutral, unemotional--is an illusion. That's because the man of reason ignores one very important thing--the woman. Representing Reason: Feminist Theory and Formal Logic collects new and old essays that shed light on the underexplored intersection of logic and feminism. Visit our website for sample chapters!
Finding Purpose in the Pain
A pastor and counselor for more than thirty years, Dr. Gregory Heathman answers the questions, Why so much pain "Why Me?" Why Now? Why so much pain? In this insight full book Dr. Greg Heathman shares God's word and God's heart on the role of suffering in the life of the Christian.
The Killer Postman
The letter carrier (postman) is considered heroic, honorable, hardworking and most importantlydependable. For over 230 plus years the letter carrier has worked in freezing cold temperatures, hot and humid temperatures and everything in between. They have braved vicious dog attacks, irate customers, long working hours and poor managerial guidance, but their dedication to delivering the mail keeps them going. Rick and his colleagues are professionals when it comes to delivering the mail to their customers, but they soon find out that their customers are being brutally murdered. Police discover that three people have disappeared without a trace and that others are being brutally murdered by someone they trust. This is a gripping and compelling murder mystery which involves letter carriers, clerks and management whom are all struggling with personal and work related problems. Worst of allone of them is a serial killer!
Change Research
Collaborating with community members adds a critical dimension to social work research, providing practitioners with intimate knowledge of a community's goals and needs while equipping community advocates with vital skills for social change. Sharing the inspiring story of one such partnership, Corey Shdaimah, Roland Stahl, and Sanford F. Schram recount their efforts working with an affordable housing coalition in Philadelphia, helping activists research low-income home ownership and repair. Their collaboration helped create the Philadelphia Housing Trust Fund, which funnels millions of dollars to people in need. This volume describes the origins of their partnership and its growth, including developing tensions and their diffusion in ways that contributed to the research. The authors personalize methods of research and the possibilities for advocacy, ultimately connecting their encounters to more general, critical themes. Building on the field's commitment to social justice, they effectively demonstrate the potential of change research to facilitate widespread, long-term difference and improve community outcomes.
