Family Policy and the American Safety Net (Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP))

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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.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ SAGE Publications, Inc
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 25, 2012
Edition ‏ : ‎ 1st
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1412998948
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1412998949
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.92 x 9 inches
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Contemporary Family Perspectives (CFP)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,754,922 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #1,621 in Sociology of Marriage & Family (Books) #2,070 in Public Policy (Books) #3,622 in Sociology (Books)
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