Protecting the Elderly: How Culture Shapes Social Policy

by Charles Lockhart

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Building on the pioneering work of anthropologist Mary Douglas and political scientist Aaron Wildavsky, this book develops and applies "grid-group" theory to show how political culture can be used to explain decisions about social policy and how, as an interpretive approach, this theory complements the now more dominant "rational choice" and "institutionalist" models.

In Part One, Lockhart elaborates on the basic ideas involved in grid-group...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0271022892

ISBN13:9780271022895

Release Date:June 2003

Publisher:Penn State University Press

Length:274 Pages

Weight:0.98 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Related Subjects

Comparative Politics Cultural Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Affairs & Policy Social Policy Social Science Social Sciences Social Services & Welfare

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