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The Reverberating Risk Of Long-Term Care, Allison K. Hoffman Jan 2015

The Reverberating Risk Of Long-Term Care, Allison K. Hoffman

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The Fiftieth Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid offers an opportunity to reflect on how American social policy has conceived of the problem of long-term care. In this essay, based on a longer forthcoming article, I argue that current policies adopt too narrow a conception of long-term care risk, by focusing on the effect of serious illness and disability on people who need care and not on the friends and family who often provide it. I propose a more complete view of long-term care risk that acknowledges how illness and disability reverberates through communities, posing insecurity for people beyond those in …


Historicizing The "End Of Men": The Politics Of Reaction(S), Serena Mayeri Jan 2013

Historicizing The "End Of Men": The Politics Of Reaction(S), Serena Mayeri

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Examining Gender Stereotypes In New Work/Family Reconciliation Policies: The Creation Of A New Paradigm For Egalitarian Legislation, Rangita De Silva De Alwis Jan 2011

Examining Gender Stereotypes In New Work/Family Reconciliation Policies: The Creation Of A New Paradigm For Egalitarian Legislation, Rangita De Silva De Alwis

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Child Welfare's Paradox, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2007

Child Welfare's Paradox, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Black Club Women And Child Welfare: Lessons For Modern Reform, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2005

Black Club Women And Child Welfare: Lessons For Modern Reform, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Welfare Reform And Economic Freedom: Low-Income Mothers' Decisions About Work At Home And In The Market, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2004

Welfare Reform And Economic Freedom: Low-Income Mothers' Decisions About Work At Home And In The Market, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Welfare Reform And Families In The Child Welfare System, Morgan B. Ward Doran, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2002

Welfare Reform And Families In The Child Welfare System, Morgan B. Ward Doran, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Kinship Care And The Price Of State Support For Children, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 2001

Kinship Care And The Price Of State Support For Children, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Is There A Caring Crisis?, Amy L. Wax Jan 1999

Is There A Caring Crisis?, Amy L. Wax

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The Challenge Of Substance Abuse For Family Preservation Policy, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1999

The Challenge Of Substance Abuse For Family Preservation Policy, Dorothy E. Roberts

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The Two-Parent Family In The Liberal State: The Case For Selective Subsidies, Amy L. Wax Jan 1996

The Two-Parent Family In The Liberal State: The Case For Selective Subsidies, Amy L. Wax

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Irrationality And Sacrifice In The Welfare Reform Consensus, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1995

Irrationality And Sacrifice In The Welfare Reform Consensus, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Is Equal Access The Prescription For Equity?, Victor Sidel, Dorothy E. Roberts, Jennifer Dohrn, Kathy Anastos, Nitza Milagros Escalera, Peter Holland, Sylvia Kleinman, Sylvia Law, Jack O'Sullivan, Robert Padgug, Dennis Rivera, Beth Weitzman Jan 1995

Is Equal Access The Prescription For Equity?, Victor Sidel, Dorothy E. Roberts, Jennifer Dohrn, Kathy Anastos, Nitza Milagros Escalera, Peter Holland, Sylvia Kleinman, Sylvia Law, Jack O'Sullivan, Robert Padgug, Dennis Rivera, Beth Weitzman

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The Only Good Poor Woman: Unconstitutional Conditions And Welfare, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1995

The Only Good Poor Woman: Unconstitutional Conditions And Welfare, Dorothy E. Roberts

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The Value Of Black Mothers' Work, Dorothy E. Roberts Jan 1994

The Value Of Black Mothers' Work, Dorothy E. Roberts

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Gerontology And The Law: A Selected Bibliography, 1948-85 Update, Pauline M. Aranas, Mary Jo Brazil, Paul M. George Jan 1987

Gerontology And The Law: A Selected Bibliography, 1948-85 Update, Pauline M. Aranas, Mary Jo Brazil, Paul M. George

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