Product Description: Whether simply uneasy or downright hostile, the relation between religion and liberal democracy in this country has long been vexed and complex--and crucial to what America is and aspires to be. Amid increasingly contentious exchanges over fundamentalism, abortion rights, secularism, and pluralism, this book reminds us of the critical role that religion plays in the health and well-being of a democracy...read more

Product Description: People who participate in debates about the causes and cures of poverty often speak from religious conviction. But those convictions are rarely made explicit or debated on their own terms. Rarely is the influence of personal religious commitment on policy decisions examined...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Who will provide for America's children, elderly, and working families? Not since the 1930s has our nation faced such fundamental choices over how to care for all its citizens. Now, amid economic prosperity, Americans are asking what government, business, and nonprofit organizations can and can't do—and what they should and shouldn't be asked to do...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Loustaunau and Sánchez-Bane combine their many years of association and collaboration dealing with health issues in the U.S.-Mexico border area, to bring together a series of chapters illustrating that así es la vida, that's life, need not indicate a fatalistic acceptance that poverty, sickness, misery, and misfortune must be taken in stride...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Mary Jo Bane and David Ellwood examine the American welfare system--its recipients, its providers, and the swirl of policy ideas surrounding it--with objectivity and clarity. Focusing on the AFDC Program (Aid to Families with Dependent Children), they identify three models that have been used to explain "welfare dependency" and test them against an accumulating body of evidence, offering suggestions for identifying potential long-term recipients so that resources can be targeted to encourage self-sufficiency...read more

Product Description: A rich collection of lively and accessible readings and case studies, Gender and Public Policy is the first text of its kind and the ideal choice for the teaching of public policy issues as they relate to women and gender. The readings range widely over topics on family and reproductive issues, on economics and culture, and on women's issues in management and government...read more

Product Description: Here to Stay: American Families in the Twentieth Century