In The Unemployed Man and His Family, noted sociologist and feminist Mirra Komarovsky poses the question: what happens to the authority of the male head of the family when he fails as a provider?
Does recognition of the basic human right to subsistence imply that the needy are morally permitted to take and use other people's property to get out of their plight?
Today's globalised world means offshore finance, airport boutiques and high-speed Internet for some people, against dollar-a-day wages, used t-shirts, and illiteracy for others.
Does recognition of the basic human right to subsistence imply that the needy are morally permitted to take and use other people's property to get out of their plight?
Today's globalised world means offshore finance, airport boutiques and high-speed Internet for some people, against dollar-a-day wages, used t-shirts, and illiteracy for others.
This book applies modern object relations theory-particularly the concept of intersubjectivity as articulated by Thomas Ogden-to a population for which the "e;treatment du jour"e; is increasingly cognitive-behavioral.
Building upon the theoretical work of Ferenczi, Fairbairn, and Berliner, the author describes four basic relational patterns in the lives of abused children: the reliving of abusive relationships, either as victim or as perpetrator; identification with the aggressor; masochistic self-blame; and the seeking of object contact though sex or violence.
Following Labour's defeat at the polls in 2015, and at time when the Party is attempting to redefine its meaning, values and even identity, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking.
A one-stop resource for understanding the crisis of homelessness in the United States, this book covers risk factors for homelessness, societal attitudes about the homeless, and public and private resources designed to prevent homelessness and help those in need.
This detailed book is a resource for students, practitioners, and leaders interested in how the major world religions have understood poverty and responded to the poor.
Applying lessons from history to the reality of poverty today in the United States-the most affluent country in the world-this book analyzes contributing factors to poverty and proposes steps to relieve people affected by it.
A collection of in-depth essays focused on the health issues facing the poorest populations in the United States as it relates to the common good of all Americans.
The child protective system (CPS), shaped by federal law forty years ago and run on the state and county levels in the United States, offered in utopian fashion the hope of preventing all possible child abuse or neglect.
Ecofeminism is for those who desire to improve their understanding of the current crises of poverty, environmental destruction, violence, and human rights abuses, and their causes.
The Third World cities have been reinvented by the forces of globalization as the destinations of new investments, causing the migration of a teeming million to the major urban centers without any corresponding increase in the creation of new jobs and other basic amenities required for decent living.
In The Unemployed Man and His Family, noted sociologist and feminist Mirra Komarovsky poses the question: what happens to the authority of the male head of the family when he fails as a provider?
Fighting to Preserve a Nation's Soul examines the relationship between religion, race, and the War on Poverty that President Lyndon Johnson initiated in 1964 and that continues into the present.
Applying lessons from history to the reality of poverty today in the United States-the most affluent country in the world-this book analyzes contributing factors to poverty and proposes steps to relieve people affected by it.
"e;"e;The best way of handling the question of how much to give the poor, politicians have discovered, is to avoid doing anything about it at all,"e;"e; note Paul Peterson and Mark Rom.
Disability and Child Sexual Abuse examines the ways in which society marginalises, institutionalises and places disabled children in situations of unacceptable risk, and how - as evidenced in the survivors' narratives - patterns of service delivery can contribute to the problem.
A powerful story about hope, humanity, and the possibility of changeThe inspiration for James Graham's OIivier Award winning play PUNCHIn 2011 Jacob Dunne threw a single punch that ended another man's life.
Following Labour's defeat at the polls in 2015, and at time when the Party is attempting to redefine its meaning, values and even identity, there is an urgent need for fresh thinking.
The child protective system (CPS), shaped by federal law forty years ago and run on the state and county levels in the United States, offered in utopian fashion the hope of preventing all possible child abuse or neglect.
Many believe that the urban underclass in America is a large, rapidly increasing proportion of the population; that crime, teenage pregnancy, and high school dropout rates are escalating; and that welfare rolls are exploding.
Un encadrant technique d’insertion joue le rôle d’un chef d’orchestre particulier, non pas à la tête d’un orchestre symphonique, mais d’une équipe de personnes éloignées de l’emploi en raison de difficultés sociales ou personnelles.
El libro que está a punto de leer contiene una serie de propuestas de políticas públicas basadas en evidencias que, si bien fueron implementadas en determinados países, ofrecen hallazgos y enfoques que pueden ser aplicables a diversos contextos de América Latina.
"La pregunta de Octubre" es una obra que analiza histórica y críticamente la fundación, apogeo y crisis del neoliberalismo chileno para comprender las causas que llevaron al surgimiento de la revuelta popular en Chile en octubre del año 2019.
La obra sitúa en un contexto histórico la emergencia y desarrollo político y militar del MAPU Lautaro en su lucha contra la dictadura de Pinochet, su accionar durante la década de los años '80 y los primeros años de la década de los '90.
