Aging and Society

Politics & Social Sciences

Williamson, John B.

Social Sciences

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School

Old-Age Security in Comparative Perspective

This work makes extensive use of seven well-developed historical case studies describing the evolution of public old-age security in industrial nations (Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden, and the United States) and developing nations (Brazil, Nigeria, and India). The authors focus on specifying contexts in which general theoretical perspectives can be used to account for these developments. One of the few studies which integrates historical and quantitative data, this accessible work will prove helpful to students and researchers of the welfare state, aging policy, and comparative sociology.

Business & Money

Pampel, Fred C.

Insurance

Oxford University Press

The Research craft: An introduction to social research methods

Little,Brown

Age, Class, Politics, and the Welfare State (American Sociological Association Rose Monographs)

Sociology

Cambridge University Press

This analysis of the growth of welfare spending examines the relative impact of class and status groups versus demographic composition and political structures. Special attention is given to the role of the aged as representative of the importance of ascription and middle-class groups in welfare growth, and to the effect of welfare spending on income inequality. Aggregate cross-national data from the UN, ILO, and the World Bank are analyzed and the conclusion is drawn that a large aged population, especially in combination with democratic political processes, is a direct and crucial influence on the level of welfare spending.

The Research Imagination: An Introduction to Qualitative and Quantitative Methods

The idea that science is a blueprint for research, and imagination gives research its life and purpose inspired this comprehensive explanation of research methodology. The authors' decades of experience have revealed that research is a craft requiring judgment and creativity, not simply memorization and application of the rules of science. This book covers a wide variety of data-collection techniques, but presents them as reinforcing, rather than competing with one another, thus striking a balance between qualitative and quantitative methods and proving an essential resource for instructors and students of sociology.

Karp, David A.

Gray, Paul S.

Dalphin, John R.

Social Problems: The Contemporary Debates

History

EVANS, LINDA

Americas

Scott, Foresman Co.

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