Building an Opportunity Society: A Realistic Alternative to an Entitlement State (Hardcover)

Introduction

I Socioeconomic and Cultural Background and Context

1 Economic Immobility and Income and Wealth Inequalities: Realities and Causal Factors
2 Poverty, Joblessness, and Male Disengagement from the Labor Force: Realities and Causal Factors
3 Family Structure Trends and Child Well-Being

II Transitioning to an Opportunity Society: Restructuring Three Pillars of the Entitlement State

4 Welfare Reform: Its Impact, Remedial Efforts, and Restructuring Alternatives
5 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Its Impact and Restructuring Alternatives
6 Social Security Disability Insurance Program and Restructuring Alternatives

III Transitioning to an Opportunity Society:A Lifecycle Approach

7 Federal Preventive and Remedial Policies and Programs to Encourage Healthy Marriages and Responsible Fatherhood
8 Federal Preventive and Remedial Policies and Programs: From Children's Birth through Pre-K
9 K?12 Education and Beyond: Preventive and Remedial Policies and Programs

Conclusion

Index