Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy
Miles to Go: A Personal History of Social Policy
whose fortunes he follows here, Mile to Go is in a sense autobiographical, an exemplary account of the social life of the body politic. As it guides the readers through government's attempts to grapple with thorny problems like family disintegration, welfare, health care, deviance, and addiction, Moynihan writes of "The Coming of Age of American Social Policy".When his 1965 report to President Johnson, "The Negro Family: The Case For National Action," identified the breakdown of the traditional family as a major cause of African-American poverty and crime, Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan was roundly attacked by liberals for "blaming the victims." Since then the debate has shifted in his direction and he has been in the forefront of many debates on welfare. His latest book on the subject mixes historical perspective, personal reminiscence, and his comments on the state of welfare today. His focus remains the family, and particularly the problem of illegitimacy and single welfare mothers, whom he believes trapped in dependency by the current system. Moynihan is hard on successive administrations for failing to heed his warnings. Contrarily he berates the Clinton administration too for its attempt at reform in 1996, predicting dire consequences.
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Transition Management: A Practical Approach for Personal and Professional Development
This stand-alone guide/workbook explores the skills necessary for laying a good foundation for a business or personal life-without-struggleรข€"i.e., critical-thinking and problem-solving skills, interpersonal skills, and change-oriented, goal-setting skills. It presents easy-to-understand-and-use tools for achieving goal fulfillment on a minute-by-minute, day-by-day basis through goal setting, positive communication, conflict resolution, self-nurturing, time management, and career planning. By working through a variety of activities that require critical thinking and creativity, readers will develop a Personal Life Management Plan and discover the power of using new skills to become change agents for themselves. A mentor-in-a-book for individuals making the college-to-career transition.
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