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In a time when the global and national economies seem to favor so
few and harm so many, when the threats to the common good are so
prevalent and so deep, how do people of faith think about these
issues and act with those who are most vulnerable? Living the
Catholic Social Tradition: Cases and Commentary addresses these
challenges through contemporary theory and research conducted
within the framework of the rich Catholic social tradition.
Co-editors Kathleen Maas Weigert and Alexia Kelley combine four
essays from leading scholars with eight concrete case studies based
on community social justice projects across the country. This
unique combination of theory and reflective practice provides
university students and adult learners with a framework for
understanding the Catholic social tradition and a demonstration of
its positive social impact on the people it serves. The reader
first learns about the challenges facing Catholic universities in
educating the current generation about the Catholic social
tradition. The next essays provide insights into the ways in which
the tradition frames and contributes to social change; approaches
to understanding the key concepts and documents that make up the
tradition; and an understanding of the forces confronting change
agents in major metropolitan areas. Undertaken by younger scholars
and activists, the eight case studies tackle the issues that grass
roots groups and visionary leaders face as they try to bring about
positive change in their communities. Living the Catholic Social
Tradition will help readers assess and address different social
justice issues within the framework of Catholic social thought. In
that process, readers are called upon to think how they might not
only contribute to the tradition, but develop it further, thus
bringing the Catholic social tradition alive in contemporary times.
Tenth in the ""Service-Learning in the Disciplines"" series, this
book shows how both peace studies and service-learning have been
developing new ideas of how social learning takes place as a
community process in conflict situations and what the dynamics of
peace building are. The process has created a new niche in academia
for preparing students to become social change agents. The
enthusiasm of the contributors in this book gives the reader a new
vision of what is possible on college campuses in community-based
peace and service-learning at a time when there is a critical need
for peace-building skills.
This is a wide-ranging study of the working poor in America - those
whose incomes are insufficient to sustain either themselves or
their families. It employs a data source based on the 1980 and the
1990 censuses to show how the numbers of such poor may have
changed. Policy solutions are suggested.
With the erosion of the economic boundaries that once defined the
American middle class, the United States seems nearer to becoming
an economically dichotomous society of rich and poor. While this
alarming economic trend has spurred much discussion in the
political and economic arenas, the working poor--individuals whose
incomes are insufficient to support either themselves or their
families--have been overlooked in the current debates about poverty
in America. As their numbers continue to swell, however, America's
working poor can no longer be ignored. In this wide-ranging volume
five economists, three sociologists, an ethicist, and an urban
ethnographer examine the changing size, composition, and location
of the working poor in the United States. Kathleen Maas Weigert
sets the stage by providing a definitional context and overview of
the problem. Elijah Anderson then puts a human face on some hard
statistics by analyzing the shifting role of the heroic grandmother
in the African-American community. Employing a unique data source
based on the 1980 and 1990 censuses, John D. Kasarda answers the
questions of who and where the working poor are and how their
numbers have changed since 1980. Rebecca M. Blank and Rebecca A.
London take an in-depth look at the working poor population as it
has evolved over the past 15 years and offer a comprehensive
examination of the policy options designed to address its shifting
needs. Sheldon Danziger and Peter Gottschalk effectively debunk the
myth that "anyone who works hard can get ahead in America" by
arguing that uneven tides in the economic mainstream leave an
increasing number of willing workers behind. Sandra L. Hofferth
raises the important issue of child care for the working poor.
James P. Sterba argues that the working poor have a right to
welfare assistance, and finally, Thomas R. Swartz brings the topic
into the current political arena by speculating about the
consequences of the various welfare reform proposals that are
currently making their way through Congress.
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