The Widening Gap

"As the twenty-first century begins, the overwhelming majority of children in the United States are raised in households in which both parents work. Yet decent, affordable child-care is available to only a fraction of these families. As the population ages, one in four American families cares for elderly relatives, a responsibility that adult children shoulder with little or no help. Other families who must care for disabled adult members receive little support. And the situation is getting worse as employers demand longer hours and government safety nets become frayed. This book combines the…