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Articles 181 - 183 of 183
Full-Text Articles in Gerontology
Geronomie And Social Policy, Roger A. Lohmann
Geronomie And Social Policy, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
Does qualitative sociology have anything positive to offer those who seek personally and professionally adequate resolutions of the troubles and social problems of old age? The purpose of this review essay is to examine a sampling of recent books published in social gerontology with regard to: 1) formulations of the problems of geranomie - rolelessness, loneliness, social isolation, etc.; and 2) general solutions to these problems.
Policy Analysis And Older People: A Conceptual Framework, John E. Tropman, Jane Mcclure
Policy Analysis And Older People: A Conceptual Framework, John E. Tropman, Jane Mcclure
The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare
The policy sciences, says Harold Lasswell, require "clarification of goals, analysis of conditions, project of future developments, and invention, evaluation, and selection of alternatives."1 This rocess is imbued with values and often these values lie unrecognized.3 Both personal values of the individual analyst and social values of the Society can be and often are involved. The purpose of this paper is to illustrate four policy problems involved in analyses concerning the elderly, and to suggest some additional considerations which would bring these problems into the open and aid in specification and focusing of policy research in this area. While only …
Determinants Of Old Age Assistance In The American States, Roger A. Lohmann
Determinants Of Old Age Assistance In The American States, Roger A. Lohmann
Faculty & Staff Scholarship
A large body of research evidence has accumulated in the past two decades dealing with the question of variations in state-level public expenditures in the United States. Variations among the states in public welfare expenditures are the most outstanding exception with regard to the explanation of state governmental expenditures. This study explores the reasons that public welfare is so unlike other public expenditures, outlines the principal findings of other studies bearing on this question, and reports findings explaining at least part of the observed variations in the expenditure patterns.