Family, State and Social Policy

Family, State and Social Policy brings together two important themes: the changing nature of the family; and the relationship between family and state, as it is expressed in social policy. The book explores and clarifies the significance both of family change for policy, and of policy for families, outlining models that can be used in order to understand the state's approach and response to families.

List of contents

Dimensions of Family Change
Factors in Change, Continuity and Change
Areas of Interaction Between Family and State
Models of the Family-State Relationship
The Quest for 'Family Policy'.

About the author

Jo Campling was a Lecturer in Social Policy for many years at Hillcroft College in South London, UK. She also worked as a freelance publishing consolutant.

Summary

Family, State and Social Policy brings together two important themes: the changing nature of the family; and the relationship between family and state, as it is expressed in social policy. The book explores and clarifies the significance both of family change for policy, and of policy for families, outlining models that can be used in order to understand the state's approach and response to families.

Product details

• Authors: Lorraine Fox Harding, Lorraine M. Harding
• Assisted by: J Campling (Editor), Jo Campling (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• No. of pages: 276
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 218 mm x 19 mm
• Weight: 361 g
• Illustrations: XIV, 276 p.
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education