Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
Social and Behavioral Sciences Commons™
Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®
- Institution
- Keyword
-
- Immigration Law (2)
- Social Welfare (2)
- ADA (1)
- ADA and cost-effectiveness (1)
- ADA and efficiency (1)
-
- Americans with Disabilities Act (1)
- Behavioral genetics (1)
- Best interests of the child (1)
- Child advocates (1)
- Child custody law (1)
- Child decision rule (1)
- City of New York v Heckler (1)
- Disability (1)
- Disability and employme (1)
- Economics (1)
- Government Regulation (1)
- Home environment factors (1)
- Housing Law (1)
- Judicial influence (1)
- Labor Economics (1)
- Legalism (1)
- Litigation (1)
- Mental health (1)
- Poverty Law (1)
- Race Relations (1)
- Separation of Powers (1)
- Shared environment (1)
- Social Security (1)
- Social Security disability (1)
- Sullivan v Zebley (1)
Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
Disability, Reciprocity, And 'Real Efficiency': A Unified Approach, Amy L. Wax
Disability, Reciprocity, And 'Real Efficiency': A Unified Approach, Amy L. Wax
All Faculty Scholarship
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires private employers to offer reasonable accommodation to disabled persons capable of performing the core elements of a job. Some economists have attacked the statute as ill-advised and inefficient. In examining the efficiency of the ADA, this article analyzes its cost-effectiveness against the following social and legal background conditions: First, society will honor a minimum commitment to provide basic support to persons - including the medically disabled - who, through no fault of their own, cannot earn enough to maintain a minimally decent standard of living. Second, legal and pragmatic factors, including "sticky" or …
The Judicial Transformation Of Social Security Disability: The Case Of Mental Disorders And Childhood Disability, Jennifer L. Erkulwater
The Judicial Transformation Of Social Security Disability: The Case Of Mental Disorders And Childhood Disability, Jennifer L. Erkulwater
Political Science Faculty Publications
A full account of the judicial influence on Social Security disability programs would require a book-length, perhaps even encyclopedia-length, treatise and would take us far afield from our present concern. This article focuses narrowly on the activities of Legal Services attorneys, mental health reformers, and children's advocates. Although mental health reformer groups are only one of many antipoverty organizations involved in advocacy efforts on behalf of the disabled poor, they have been among the most persistent, the most active, and the most successful in using a litigation strategy to achieve their larger policy goals. According to one Social Security official, …
''Step On A Crack, Break Your Mother's Back'': Poor Moms, Myths Of Authority, And Drug-Related Evictions From Public Housing, Regina Austin
''Step On A Crack, Break Your Mother's Back'': Poor Moms, Myths Of Authority, And Drug-Related Evictions From Public Housing, Regina Austin
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Liberal Ideals And Political Feasibility: Guest-Worker Programs As Second-Best Policies, Howard F. Chang
Liberal Ideals And Political Feasibility: Guest-Worker Programs As Second-Best Policies, Howard F. Chang
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Welfare Reform And Families In The Child Welfare System, Morgan B. Ward Doran, Dorothy E. Roberts
Welfare Reform And Families In The Child Welfare System, Morgan B. Ward Doran, Dorothy E. Roberts
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Public Benefits And Federal Authorization For Alienage Discrimination By The States, Howard F. Chang
Public Benefits And Federal Authorization For Alienage Discrimination By The States, Howard F. Chang
All Faculty Scholarship
No abstract provided.
Behavioral Genetics And The Best Interests Of The Child Decision Rule, David J. Herring
Behavioral Genetics And The Best Interests Of The Child Decision Rule, David J. Herring
Articles
This article proposes that modern child custody law should be reassessed in light of recent scientific findings. Judicial determinations of custody use the "best interests of the child" rule. The rule is justified to a large extent by the goal of maximizing child developmental outcomes. The assumption is that a child whose "best interests" are protected stands a better chance of becoming a socially well-adjusted, productive and prosperous citizen.
Recent child development studies have shown that so-called "shared environment," or home environment factors have little effect on child development so long as the shared environment is minimally adequate. Genetics and …