Quadagno, Jill S.

Overview

Works:	46 works in 198 publications in 2 languages and 8,525 library holdings
Genres:	History Case studies Conference papers and proceedings Bibliography Abstracts
Roles:	Author, Editor, pre, Other
Classifications:	HQ503, 305.5690973

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Jill S Quadagno

The color of welfare : how racism undermined the war on poverty by Jill S Quadagno( )

26 editions published between 1994 and 1996 in English and held by 2,359 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Thirty years after Lyndon Johnson declared a War on Poverty, the United States still lags behind most Western democracies in national welfare systems, lacking such basic programs as national health insurance and child care support. Some critics have explained the failure of social programs by citing our tradition of individual freedom and libertarian values, while others point to weaknesses within the working class. In The Color of Welfare, Jill Quadagno takes exception to these claims, placing race at the center of the "American Dilemma," as Swedish economist Gunnar Myrdal did half a century ago. The "American creed" of liberty, justice, and equality clashed with a history of active racial discrimination, says Quadagno. It is racism that has undermined the War on Poverty, and America must come to terms with this history if there is to be any hope of addressing welfare reform today. From Reconstruction to Lyndon Johnson and beyond, Quadagno reveals how American social policy has continually foundered on issues of race. Drawing on extensive primary research, Quadagno shows, for instance, how Roosevelt, in need of support from southern congressmen, excluded African Americans from the core programs of the Social Security Act. Turning to Lyndon Johnson's "unconditional war on poverty," she contends that though anti-poverty programs for job training, community action, health care, housing, and education accomplished much, they were not fully realized because they became inextricably intertwined with the civil rights movement of the 1960s, which triggered a white backlash. Job training programs became affirmative action programs, programs to improve housing became programs to integrate housing, programs that began as community action to upgrade the quality of life in the cities were taken over by local civil rights groups. This shift of emphasis eventually alienated white, working-class Americans, who had some of the same needs - for health care, subsidized housing, and job training opportunities - but who got very little from these programs. At the same time, affirmative action clashed openly with organized labor, and housing programs raised protests from the white suburban middle-class, who didn't want their neighborhoods integrated. Quadagno shows that Nixon, who initially supported many of Johnson's programs, eventually caught on that the white middle class was disenchanted. He realized that his grand plan for welfare reform, the Family Assistance Plan, threatened to undermine wages in the South and alienate the Republican party's new constituency - white, southern Democrats - and therefore dropped it. In the 1960s, the United States embarked on a journey to resolve the "American Dilemma." Yet instead of finally instituting full democratic rights for all its citizens, the policies enacted in that turbulent decade failed dismally. The Color of Welfare reveals the root cause of this failure - the inability to address racial inequality

One nation, uninsured : why the U.S. has no national health insurance by Jill S Quadagno( Book )

24 editions published between 2005 and 2007 in English and held by 2,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Every industrial nation in the world guarantees their citizens access to essential health care services - every country, that is, except the United States. Indeed, one in eight Americans - a shocking 43 million people - the majority in working families, do not have any health care insurance. This title offers a history of America's failed efforts to address the health care needs of its citizens

The transformation of old age security : class and politics in the American welfare state by Jill S Quadagno( Book )

11 editions published in 1988 in English and held by 631 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

States, labor markets, and the future of old age policy( Book )

7 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 564 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Original essays examine how various countries have responded to population aging and increases in national expenditures for the elderly

Aging and the life course : an introduction to social gerontology by Jill S Quadagno( Book )

30 editions published between 1999 and 2018 in English and held by 554 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Quadagno's groundbreaking text, Aging and the Life Course: An Introduction to Social Gerontology, examines the relationship between quality of life in old age and its experiential catalysts. Throughout the text an emphasis is placed on the intersectionality of race, class, gender, and culture, and how these classifications affect quality of life. Students will come away with a broad background for understanding crucial and current policy debates. Digital Connect -- The Connect Suite effectively engages students in the course so they are better prepared for class, more active in discussion, and achieve better results. Its innovative and adaptive technology addresses a wide variety of student and instructor needs with a rich database of assignable and assessable activities, each attached to learning objectives. Connect, part of the Connect suite, is a web-based assignment and assessment platform that features a number of powerful tools that make managing assignments easier for instructors and learning and studying more engaging and efficient for students. Connect InsightTM -- As part of the Connect Suite, InsightTM puts real-time analytics in your hands so you can take action early and keep struggling students from falling behind. Designed for your tablet or desktop computer, Insight is a series of visual displays providing at-a-glance information regarding how your section, students, and assignments are doing. SmartBook -- As part of the Connect Suite, SmartBook is the first and only adaptive reading and learning experience that changes the way students read. It creates a personalized, interactive reading environment like no other by highlighting important concepts, while helping students identify their strengths and weaknesses. This ensures that he or she is focused on the content needed to close specific knowledge gaps, while it simultaneously promotes long term learning. LearnSmart -- As part of the Connect Suite, LearnSmart is an adaptive learning program designed to help students learn faster, study smarter, and retain more knowledge for greater success. Millions of students have answered billions of questions in LearnSmart, making it the most widely used tool that's proven to strengthen memory recall, retain student attendance, and boost grades"--

Aging in early industrial society : work, family, and social policy in nineteenth-century England by Jill S Quadagno( Book )

14 editions published in 1982 in English and held by 491 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The golden age of aging; England in transition; Household and kin; Poor law policy and old age pauperism; The impact of government growth; Work and retirement; The degradation of age; Lessons from the past

Social bonds in later life : aging and interdependence( Book )

11 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 482 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Ending a career in the auto industry : 30 and out by Melissa A Hardy( )

10 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and held by 347 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

During the 1980s the news media were filled with reports of soaring unemployment as 'downsizing' and 'srestructuring' became the new buzzwords. Firms managed their workforce reduction by increasing the attractiveness of their pension plans-especially their early-retirement plans. In this volume, the authors examine the U.S. auto industry and present a full-scale analysis of the work and retirement decisions of its workers. They address organizational context and the logic of financial incentives in employer-provided early retirement plans. The impact of pension provisions, layoffs, plant closures, attitudes about 'sgenerational equity', and other factors influencing the workers' evaluation of the optimum time to end their careers in the auto industry are explored

The family in various cultures by Stuart Alfred Queen( Book )

5 editions published in 1985 in English and held by 340 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A survey of twelve family systems in twelve cultural and historical settings throughout the world. Different societies in different ages have worked out different ways of handling problems of marriage, child rearing, sex regulation, kinship responsiblities, etc. In this engrosing thoroughly readable book, the cultural heritage of the American family system is traced back through seven different systems, showing a sequence of historical influences. Five other systems those of the Toda, the Hopi, the Baganda, the pre-revolutionary Chinese, and that of the kibbutz-offer a contrast with the American family and portray the wide range of variation in forms of family life

Aging, the individual and society : readings in social gerontology( Book )

4 editions published in 1980 in English and held by 326 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

From nursing homes to home care by Marie E Cowart( Book )

7 editions published between 1996 and 2016 in English and held by 166 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Cover; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Foreword: Health Care Reform, Long-Term Care, and the Future of an Aging Society; From Nursing Homes to Home Care: Introduction; POPULATION AGING AND THE RISK OF DISABILITY; Ways of Thinking About the Long-Term Care of the Baby-Boom Cohorts; Changes in Health, Mortality, and Disability and Their Impact on Long-Term Care Needs; ACCESS VS. NEED IN LONG-TERM CARE TODAY; Home and Community-Based Care: Recent Accomplishments and New Challenges; Informal Care vs. Formal Services: Changes in Patterns of Care Over Time

Aging for the twenty-first century : readings in social gerontology( Book )

2 editions published between 1995 and 1996 in English and held by 104 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Supervisors and supervision of teachers of the deaf by Philip James Schmitt( Book )

2 editions published in 1968 in English and held by 43 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Challenges in nursing home care( Book )

4 editions published in 2003 in English and held by 13 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Aging and the Life Course +connect Access Card by Jill S Quadagno( Book )

3 editions published in 2014 in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gerontology by Jill S Quadagno( )

in English and held by 5 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Retirement communities and congregate housing for the elderly : an annotated bibliography by Jill S Quadagno( Book )

2 editions published in 1979 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Determinants of resident mental health in Florida's assisted living communities by Brandy Danielle Harris( )

1 edition published in 2006 in English and held by 4 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Studies in historical social change( )

in English and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Il welfare state negli Stati Uniti : dal New Deal alla guerra alla povertà by Jill S Quadagno( )

1 edition published in 1998 in Italian and held by 3 WorldCat member libraries worldwide