Solutions to Social Problems: Lessons from Other Societies

* Contains 12 articles that are new to this edition. * Features new introductions to each chapter. * Updates the introductions to each article. * Takes a comparative perspective. * Invites the reader to critically examine the situation in the United States and the country or countries examined in each article. * Includes articles that are readable, interesting, and insightful.

Table of Contents:
* Denotes selections new to this edition. All chapters begin with a section, “The United States Context.” I.INTRODUCTION. Section 1. The Comparative Approach to Social Problems. 1. D. Stanley Eitzen and Craig S. Leedham, U.S. Social Problems in Comparative Perspective. 2. Peter Dreier and Elaine Bernard, Canada: A Kinder, Gentler Nation. 3. Joe R. Feagin and Clairece Booher Feagin, Remedying Social Problems [Sweden: A Social Welfare State]. II.PROBLEMS OF INEQUALITY. Section 2. Poverty. The United States Context. 4. Timothy M. Smeeding, Why the U.S. Antipoverty System Doesn't Work Very Well. 5. Maria J. Hanratty, Why Canada Has Less Poverty. 6. * Randy Albelda and Chris Tilly, What's Wrong with Current Poverty Policies? Section 3. Income Inequality. The United States Context. 7. Richard B. Freeman, Toward an Apartheid Economy? 8. Claude S. Fischer, Michael Hout, Martin Sanchez Jankowski, Samuel R. Lucas, Ann Swidler, and Kim Voss,Inequality Here and There. 9. * Holly Sklar, For CEO's, A Minimum Wage in the Millions. Section 4. Gender. The United States Context. 10. U.S. Department of Labor, Comparable Worth in Industrialized Countries. 11. Susan Faludi, Swedish Sojourn [The Condition of Women in Sweden]. Section 5. Aged. The United States Context. 12. Shigeaki Baba, The Super-Aged Society [Japan]. 13. The Economist, A Gradual Goodbye. III.INSTITUTIONAL PROBLEMS. Section 6. Families. The United States Context. 14. William J. Goode, The Nordic Countries: Public Programs for Dealing with the Consequences of Divorce. 15. * Deborah Figart and Ellen Mutari, It's about Time: Will Europe Solve the Work/Family Dilemma? 16. * E.J. Graff, Same-Sex Spouses in Canada. Section 7. Schools. The United States Context. 17. Richard P. McAdams, Teaching Our Teachers: Lessons from Abroad. 18. * Robert J. Gitter and Markus Scheuer, U.S. and German Youths: Unemployment and the Transition from School to Work. Section 8. Work. The United States Context. 19. Phineas Baxandall, Jobs vs. Wages: The Phony Trade-Off [The United States Compared to the European Social Democracies]. 20. Eamonn Fingleton,Jobs for Life: Why Japan Won't Give Them Up. Section 9. Health Care and Delivery. The United States Context. 21. Barbara Starfield,Primary Care and Health: A Cross-National Comparison. 22. * Swedish Institute, The Health Care System in Sweden 23. * Carole Cox, Long-Term Care: A Comparison of Policies and Services in Israel and the United Kingdom and Implications for the United States. IV.PROBLEMS OF PEOPLE, RESOURCES, AND PLACE. Section 10. Cities. The United States Context. 24. Kenneth T. Jackson, America's Rush to Suburbia. 25. Jay Walljasper, Going Places: Europe's Cities Are Being Redesigned with People and the Environment in Mind. 26. * Robert Geddes, Metropolis Unbound: The Sprawling American City and the Search for Alternatives. Section 11. Environment. The United States Context. 27. Curtis Moore, The Green Revolution in the Making [Germany's Mandate for Clean Technologies]. 28. David Moberg, Late to the Station [The Promise of High-Speed Rail]. 29. * Fred Friedman, Creating Markets for Recycling. V.INDIVIDUAL DEVIANCE. Section 12. Crime and Crime Control. The United States Context. 30. Linnet Myers, Cultural Divide Over Crime and Punishment [The United States Compared to European Nations]. 31. The Economist, The Secret of Japan's Safe Streets. 32. * Michael Booth, Deaths Reflect Gun Use in the U.S. [Fatality Rates Stand Alone]. Section 13. Drugs. The United States Context. 33. Daniel M. Perrine, The View from Platform Zero: How Holland Handles Its Drug Problem. 34. * Herbert P. Barnard, The Netherlands: Let's Be Realistic. 35. * Robert J. MacCoun and Peter Reuter, Does Europe Do It Better? Lessons from Holland, Britain, and Switzerland.