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"[W]e must tell the story of how social insurance programs have assured basic economic and health security for millions of Americans.This book is a must-read for anyone who cares about these goals." This politically charged, provocative text serves as an introduction to social insurance programs, examining all aspects of these hotly debated policies. The editors cover cutting-edge topics, including Social Security and privatization, universal health insurance, and how America's changing demographics will impact social security in the years to come. Five key sections cover the critical topics:
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| Dedication Foreword - Barbara Kennelly Acknowledgements About the Contributors Introduction: We're All In This Together Section I. Social Insurance: History, Politics, and Prospects Chapter 1: The Nine Guiding Principles of Social Security Chapter 2: Social Insurance and the Right to Assistance br> Chapter 3: Procession of the Generations: Are we Still Traveling Together? Chapter 4: The Little-Known Origins of the Social Security Act: How and Why Corporate Moderates Created Old-Age Insurance br> Chapter 5: The Future of Social Insurance: Values and Generational Interdependence Chapter 6: The Medicare Modernization Act: Evolution or Revolution in Social Insurance? Section II. What's At Stake chapter 7: One Nation, Interdependent: Exploring the Boundaries of Citizenship in the History of Social Security and Medicare Chapter 8: Why All Women (and Most Men) Should Support Universal Rather than Privatized Social Security Chapter 9: Healthy, Wealthy and Wise? Challenges to Income Security for Elders of Color Chapter 10: Quality of Life for Communities of Color Section III. Ongoing Debates on Social Insurance Chapter 11: Can Threats to Social Insurance in the United States Be Repelled? Chapter 12: Social Security Privatization: The Institutionalization of an Ideological Movement Chapter 13: A Normative Approach Approach to Social Security: What Dignity Requires Chapter 14: Public Opinion and Social Insurance: The American Experience Chapter 15: Restoring Confidence in Social Security: Our Obligation to Future Generations Moody Section IV. Critical Perspectives on Social Insurance Reform Chapter 16: Walker Chapter 17: Pensions in Crisis: Aging and Inequality in a Global Age Chapter 18: Federalism, State Taxation of OASDI Benefits, and Economic Well-Being of Older Americans Chapter 19: Social Justice and Tax Expenditures Street Section V. Teaching Social Insurance: Critical Pedagogy and Social Justice Chapter 20: Make History Groundbreaking by Teaching Essential History: Putting Social Security in U.S. History Syllabi Chapter 21: Collaborative Learning and Continuing Education Strategies to Teach about Social Security and Medicare Chapter 22: Beyond Lectures and Tests: Facilitating Applied and Interactive Social Insurance Learning Experiences in Gerontology Courses | |||||||||
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"In this work, leading scholars defend social insurance against the onslaught of market-based trends in Social Security and Medicare....[C]hallenging to many....Summing Up: Recommended." --Choice | |||||||||
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| Author Biographies | |||||||||
Leah Rogne, PhD, is Associate Professor of Sociology at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She is the coordinator of Minnesota State, Mankato's Applied Sociology program and former Interim Director of its Gerontology Program/Center on Aging. She is a founding member of Concerned Scientists in Aging. Carroll L. Estes, PhD is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, San Francisco in the School of Nursing and founding and first Director of the Institute for Health and Aging (1979-1998). Dr Estes is a member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences, and past President of the Gerontological Society of America, the American Society on Aging, and the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education. She has served as consultant to U. S. Commissioners of Social Security and Congressional Committees on Aging. Brian R. Grossman, MSPH, is a Doctoral Candidate in the Sociology at the University of California, San Francisco. He is an instructor in the Health Science Department at San Jose State University and in the Department of Sociology and the Graduate Program in Gerontology at San Francisco State University. He is a Project Associate with Students for Social Security. Brooke A. Hollister received her PhD in Sociology from the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. Brooke is the national director and co-founder of Students for Social Security and Concerned Scientists in Aging. She is currently working as a research specialist at the Institute for Health and Aging at UCSF. Erica Solway, MSW, MPH is a Doctoral Candidate in Sociology in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences at the University of California, San Francisco. She is a Project Associate with Students for Social Security. | |||||||||
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