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Marriage and Values in Public Policy - Conflicts in the UK, the US and Australia (Paperback)
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Marriage and Values in Public Policy - Conflicts in the UK, the US and Australia (Paperback)
Series: Routledge Studies in Governance and Public Policy
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Marriage is a site of political conflict. It is a controversial
issue in the UK, Australia and the US where there is a clash of
values between neoliberal governments and diverse groups either
strongly opposing or supporting marriage. In the meantime, fewer
couples are marrying, while other family forms are more widely
accepted. This book explores this disconnect by examining policy
issues such as class divides, ethnicity, religion, same-sex
marriage, gender relations and romantic expectations. A top down
approach explores different government policy responses to
marriage. In all three countries, there are differences and
similarities in how governments react to the changes in family
formations, but values or 'conceptions of the desirable' play a
significant role. Enhancing stability and commitment as well as
personal responsibility are important for policymakers who aim to
keep 'the family' intact and thereby lower the burden on the public
purse. It is difficult for political actors to respond to
conflicting and changing values surrounding the diversity in
relationships or to translate them into policies. There is a strong
case to be made for increased policy attention to adult
relationships - and a much weaker case for marriage. Rich evidence
is drawn from interviews with key stakeholders as well as
politicians' speeches, government departmental reports,
stakeholders' documents and responses to government policies, and
media articles.
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