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Empirical research that describes ways to best handle social problems concerning families
Leading authorities’ studies show that from the effects of globalization many social and family problems and their solutions tend to be similar in nations world-wide. Families and Social Policy: National and International Perspectives explores the latest research on the impact of government policy—or lack of policy—on family life in various developed and developing nations around the world. Leading experts present and analyze strong empirical research on the common issues confronting families caused by effective and ineffective social policies around the world. This text illuminates the many complexities of various problems to shine a valuable light on what may be effective policy for the world.
Families and Social Policy presents multiple perspectives on the profound family and social issues triggered by political policies. Timely data-driven research on family policy, welfare, and work policy issues highlight the comparative analyses between nations and common family problems. Family responsibility issues, childcare, and welfare are explored from both micro and macro perspectives. Useful tables clearly present empirical data. Extensive references are provided for each chapter.
Topics in Families and Social Policy include:
Introduction Steven K. Wisensale Linda Haas 1
Job Loss, the Family, and Public Policy Kenneth A. Root 11
Poverty and Couple Relationships: Implications For Welfare Policy Pajarita Charles Dennis K. Orthner Anne Jones Deborah Mancini 27
Single Mothers and Family Values: The Effects of Welfare, Race, and Marriage on Family Attitudes Teresa Ciabattari 53
The Need for International Family Policy: Mothers As Workers and As Carers Sally Bould 75
Organizational Responses to the Fatherhood Crisis: The Case of Fathers' Rights Groups in the United States Jocelyn Elise Crowley 99
Gender Equality and Fertility in Sweden: A Study on the Impact of the Father's Uptake of Parental Leave on Continued Childbearing Ann-Zofie Duvander Gunnar Andersson 121
Social Policy for Family Caregivers of Elderly: A Canadian, Japanese, and Australian Comparison Carol D. H. Harvey Satomi Yoshino 143
The Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit: A Policy Analysis Nicole D. Forry Elaine A. Anderson 159
California's Paid Leave Law: A Model for Other States? Steven K. Wisensale 177
Birthstrikes? Agency and Capabilities in the Reconciliation of Employment and Family Barbara Hobson Livia Sz. Oláh 197
Gender Regimes and Cultures of Care: Public Support for Maternal Employment in Germany and the United States Marina A. Adler April Brayfield 229
Leave Policies and Research: A Cross-National Overview Peter Moss Fred Deven 255
Seeking the Balance Between Work and Family After Communism Steven Saxonberg Tomá&scheck; Sirovátka 287
Trading Well-Being for Economic Efficiency: The 1990 Shift in EU Childcare Policies Inge Bleijenbergh Jet BussemakerJeanne de Bruijn 315
Family Well-Being Between Work, Care and Welfare Politics: The Case of Norway Kjersti Melberg 337
The Evolution of Family Policy in Spain Gerardo Meil 359
Index 381
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Empirical research that describes ways to best handle social problems concerning families
Leading authorities’ studies show that from the effects of globalization many social and family problems and their solutions tend to be similar in nations world-wide. Families and Social Policy: National and International Perspectives explores the latest research on the impact of government policy—or lack of policy—on family life in various developed and developing nations around the world....