Avoiding death is not always the preeminent goal of health care, and decisions about the
use of life-supporting treatment may either hasten or forestall death. What are the health care …

A feminized and incomplete perspective on love predominates in the United States. We
identify love with emotional expression and talking about feelings, aspects of love that women …

… Frank Cancian is central to my life and my work in many ways as a loving person, an
esteemed colleague, and a worthy opponent. And my children, Maria and Steven, have made the …

… Maria Cancian is professor of public affairs and social work, affiliate of the Institute for
Research on Poverty, and associate dean for the College of Letters and Science at the University …

… A book containing revised papers from the conference titled Changing Poverty and coedited
by Maria Cancian and Sheldon Danziger is forthcoming in fall 2009 from the Russell Sage …

Throughout the twentieth century, women's magazines in the United States have socialized
their readers to the “proper” expression of love and anger in marriage. Our analysis of a …

Temporary-help jobs offer rapid entry into paid employment, but they are typically brief and
it is unknown whether they foster longer term employment. We utilize the unique structure of …

… Since the full theory has been stated elsewhere (Cancian 1972), I will give only a sketch of
the principal features that are relevant to the present discussion. In earlier statements of the …

When parents have children from multiple partners, the resulting complex families challenge
conventions concerning parents’ rights and responsibilities. These challenges are …

Foster children are at disproportionate risk of adverse outcomes throughout the life course.
Public policy prioritizes permanency (exiting foster care through reunification with birth …