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Beginning in the late 19th century, competing ideas about motherhood had a profound impact on the development and implem
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Early twentieth-century Arizona was a life-threatening place for new and expectant mothers. Towns were small and very fa
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Progressive-era "poverty warriors" cast poverty in America as a problem of unemployment, low wages, labor expl
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The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent
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Contemporary Japanese women are often presented as devoted full-time wives and mothers. At the extreme, they are stereot
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Scandals do not just happen. They are made. They are constructed out of such everyday tragedies as the small carelessnes
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Barbara Wootton was one of the extraordinary public figures of the twentieth century. She was an outstanding social scie
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Sweden is well known for the success of its welfare state. Many believe that success was made possible in part by the co
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Research on well-being reveals the significance of personal relationships, trust and participation to sustain quality of
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