Hispanic Families at Risk The New Economy, Work, and the Welfare State /

• Main Authors: Angel, Ronald J. (Author), Angel, Jacqueline L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer US, 2009.
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Quality of Life.; Social policy.; Quality of Life > Research.; Social Sciences.; Sociology, general.; Public Health/Gesundheitswesen.; Social Policy.; Quality of Life Research.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-0474-4

Hispanic Families at Risk: The New Economy, Work, and the Welfare State by Ronald Angel, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA and Jacqueline Angel, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA In the United States, work is the key to economic success, as well as the major source...

Table of Contents:

• Mexican-origin Workers: Race, Ethnicity, and the Origins of the Employment-based U.S. Welfare State
• The Changing Faces of Immigration
• Family Income and Children's Security
• Service Sector Employment and the Lack of Benefits for Working-age Adults
• Pre-Retirement Age Adults and the Elderly
• Permanent Disadvantage or Greater Equity: Policies to Promote Greater Labor Force Success and More Adequate Health Care Coverage.