John Kenneth Galbraith's 'The Culture of Contentment'
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This 10 page paper discusses Galbraith's 1992 work describing the state of American affairs after the course of the what he sees as the self-serving economic comfort achieved by the fortunate and politically dominant community during the 1980s. The paper argues against Galbraith's assertion that the success of the U.S. political system requires that the American 'underclass' be denied a voice in government. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Galbrait.wps

Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels -- A Much Different Vision than the what Occurred
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This 5 page report discusses “The Communist Manifesto” and the fact that Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels presented capitalism as a system would ultimately fall apart since it was system that oppressed the poor and the “common” man. The theories presented by Marx and Engels were developed as theories of revolution that, over subsequent generations and manifestations, have been extended, revised, adapted, and distorted. No bibliography.
Filename: BWmxgles.wps

Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society
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A 5 page discussion of Lyndon B. Johnson's Great Society. Johnson initiated numerous economic programs which would collectively be identified as the "Great Society". The nation was in an economic decline and the Vietnam War toiled on the minds of the citizens. Johnson's intent in creating the Great Society was to lessen poverty by creating new jobs and strengthening areas of the economy which were weak. His war on poverty would, for all appearances, be successful. It would be a short-lived success, however. The Great Society would soon be revealed as taking a heavy toll on American economics.
Filename: PPGrtSoc.wps

Problem of Homelessness / Review of Literature
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A 10 page research paper that gives an overall look at the homeless situation summarizing the current research, theories, and knowledge regarding this social problem. The writer demonstrates that society is still not any where close to finding a solution to the problem of homelessness and that current welfare reform legislation will, in all likelihood, exacerbate this problem. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: homeless

Rural Women and Temporary Aid for Needy Families
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An 8 page discussion of the provisions of the 1998 Welfare Revision Act which emphasizes taking people off the welfare rolls and putting them to work. Approaches the provisions of the act from the perspective of rural women, noting transportation and childcare concerns as well as inequitable pay between men and women. Concludes that although the ideology of putting people to work and taking them off the welfare rolls is commendable, indeed a dire necessity in today's economically stressed times, it is an ideology which requires significantly more investment in both time and resources in order to meet the needs of the nation's rural women. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPwmTANF.wps

Single Mother's & The History Of Welfare -- Pitied But Not Entitled
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A 15 page review of Linda Gordon's book in which the writer analyzes how reformers view poor single mothers and welfare. Three of its chapters are about the views of the white women's social welfare network, the black women's social welfare network (excluded from the white women's groups mostly by raw segregation), and the white male social insurance reformer network. Gordon argues that contemporary welfare programs for single mothers were shaped by the ideas and the decisions that went into state aid programs created between 1910 and 1920, programs that were variously called mothers' pensions, widows' pensions and mothers' aid. Various sociopolitical points and arguments presented by Gordon are analytically presented. No other sources cited.
Filename: Wlefbook.wps

Social Housing Policy in the United Kingdom
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This 9 page paper examines the social housing policy which has emerged in Britain. The privatisation of council houses has been achieved by the encouragement of partnerships between housing associations and local authorities. The large scale transfer of properties, the way in which grants were awarded and the role modern of the housing association is discussed. The bibliography cites 7 sources.
Filename: TEhouass.wps

Social Security
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Three questions are addressed in this 5 page paper about the state of the social security system in the late 1990's. Discussed are whether or not a person should feel entitled to benefits, whether or not the benefits will be there when a young person reaches retirement age as well as the debate surrounding privatization. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Socsec2.wps