Faith, Hope, and Jobs - Welfare-To-Work in Los Angeles

Informationen zum Autor Stephen V. Monsma is a research fellow at the Henry Institute for the Study of Christianity and Politics, Calvin College. He is a professor of political science emeritus at Pepperdine University, where he was on the political science faculty from 1987 to 2004 and held the Blanche E. Seaver chair in social science. He has published widely including Putting Faith in Partnerships: Welfare-to-Work in Four Cities and Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with J. Christopher Soper). J. Christopher Soper is the Frank R. Seaver Professor of Political Science and the executive director for the Center for Faith and Learning at Pepperdine University. Soper's most recent publications are Equal Treatment of Religion in a Pluralistic Society (coedited with Stephen V. Monsma) and Muslims and the State in Britain, France, and Germany (coauthored with Joel Fetzer). Klappentext ?A must-read for scholars, lay audiences, and anyone seriously concerned about contemporary social problems like employment in urban America. Monsma and Soper have produced a solid piece of research on a topic long-neglected by social scientists.?—Byron Johnson, Professor of Sociology and Director, Center for Religious Inquiry Across the Disciplines, Baylor University, and senior fellow, Religion and Civil Society Program, The Witherspoon Institute Zusammenfassung Examines client assessment of the programs! their progress in developing attitudes and resources important for finding self-supporting employment! and their experience in finding actual employment. This title concludes with three sets of concrete recommendations for public policymakers! social service program managers! and researchers.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen V Monsma, Stephen V. Monsma, Stephen V. (Research Fellow Monsma, Stephen V. Soper Monsma, Monsma Stephen V., J. Christopher Soper
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.08.2006
• EAN: 9781589011113
• ISBN: 978-1-58901-111-3
• No. of pages: 242
• Series: Religion and Politics Series; Religion and Politics; Religion and Politics; Religion and Politics Series
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; RELIGION / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology of Religion, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Sociology: work & labour, Religious life and practice, Sociology: work and labour, Religious life & practice, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems