Chapter Outline

The Welfare State as a System of Stratification

Three Types of Welfare Programs
The United States in Comparative Perspective

Organization of the American Welfare State

Income Support
Health Care
Support for the Disabled
Long-Term Care
Social Services

The Age versus Need Debate

Boxed features
An Issue for Public Policy: Should Older Legal Immigrants Be Eligible for SSI?
In Their Own Words: Health Care before Medicare
Diversity in the Aging Experience: The Use of Community Long-Term Care Services among Elderly Korean Americans
Aging Around the World: Long-Term Care in Denmark

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