Marriage and Values in Public Policy - Conflicts in the Uk, the Us and Australia

Informationen zum Autor Elizabeth Van Acker is Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Relations, Griffith University, Australia. Her research interests include government policies around marriage and relationships, gender representations and politics and industry policies. Klappentext Marriage is a controversial issue. It is widely discussed in policy terms, but in the UK, Australia and the US there is a clash of values between governments and diverse groups which strongly oppose or support marriage. In the meantime, fewer couples are marrying, while cohabitation and divorce rates are high. This book explores this disconnect by examining policy issues such as class divides, welfare dependency, religion, same-sex marriage, gender relations and romance. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Neoliberalism, Values and Marriage Policies Chapter 1: Transforming the Legal State of Marriage Chapter 2: The Clash of Institutional Versus Individual Values Chapter 3: Changing Gender Relations and Values in Marriage Chapter 4: The Neglect of the Marriage Divide and Disadvantaged Cohorts Chapter 5: Government Strategies to Strengthen Marriage Chapter 6: The Contradictory Politics of Same-Sex Marriage Conclusions: Can All Couples ‘Live Happily Ever After’ in Neoliberal Societies? Appendix: Interview Questions Index

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• Authors: Elizabeth van Acker, Elizabeth van Acker, Elizabeth (Griffith University Van Acker
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138813458
• ISBN: 978-1-138-81345-8
• No. of pages: 222
• Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy; Routledge Studies in Governanc; Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy; Routledge Studies in Governanc
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Social Policy, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, Sociology: family & relationships, United States of America, USA, Politics and government, Society and culture: general, Central / national / federal government policies, Central government policies, Sociology: family, kinship and relationships