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FAMILY POLICY AND THE AMERICAN SAFETY NET
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| By: |
Janet Zollinger Giele |
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Paperback |
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£34.99 |
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£31.49 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1412998948 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781412998949 |
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| Publisher: |
SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
25 July, 2012 |
| Series: |
Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP) |
| Pages: |
408 |
| Description: |
Family Policy and the American Safety Net shows how families adapt to economic and demographic change. Government programs provide a safety net against the new risks of modern life. Family policy includes any public program that helps families perform their four universal obligations of caregiving, income provision, shelter, and transmission of citizenship. In America, this means that child care, health care, Social Security, unemployment insurance, housing, the quality of neighborhood schools, and anti-discrimination and immigration measures are all key elements of a de facto family policy. Yet many students and citizens are unaware of the history and importance of these programs. This book argues that family policy is as important as economic and defense policy to the future of the nation, a message that is relevant to students in the social sciences, social policy, and social work as well as to the public at large. . |
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This volume begins with an historical look at the development of family policy in America. It examines the legal and sociological definitions of family, and examines the evolving changes of division of labor within families and changes in economic issues. Childcare, adoption and care of elders are examined from a contemporary perspective. Family culture and identity is discussed within the relevance of topic issues like immigration. The book concludes with the politics of family policy and the current state of the political situation.Janet Giele is Professor Emerita at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University. She was the founding director of the Family and Children's Policy Center from 1990 to 1996. The Center was the forerunner of the Institute on Children, Youth, and Families at the Heller School of Social Policy and Management of Brandeis University. She was Acting Dean of the Heller School in 1993-94. Professor GieleAEs research and writing has focused on three interlocking interests - women's changing roles, aging and life course, and family policy. |
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US |
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SAGE Publications Inc |
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Returnable |
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