The Handbook examines contemporary trends and issues in the
formation of families over the different stages of the life cycle
and how they interact with family-oriented social policies of
modern welfare states, mainly in the OECD countries of Western
Europe, East Asia and the U.S. Focusing largely on family needs in
the early stages of the life course, the conventional package of
policies tends to emphasize programs and benefits clustered around
measures to support marriage, childbearing, care, the
reconciliation of employment and childcare during the preschool
years. Drawing on a multidisciplinary group of experts from many
countries, this book extends the conventional perspective on family
policy by also looking at later phases of the family life course.
In taking a life course perspective, this Handbook extends the
purview to encompass the three main stages of family life. These
are (1) cohabitation, marriage and starting a family; (2) the early
years of parenting, care and employment, and (3) the period of
transitions and later life: family breakdown and intergenerational
supports across the life course.
General
| Imprint: |
Oxford UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
April 2023 |
| Editors: |
Mary Daly
(Professor of Sociology and Social Policy)
• Birgit Pfau-Effinger
(Research Professor for Sociology of Cultural and Institutional Change)
• Neil Gilbert
(Chernin Professor of Social Welfare)
• Douglas J. Besharov
(Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Welfare Reform Academy and its Center for International Policy Exchanges)
|
| Dimensions: |
260 x 185 x 65mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
1056 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-19-751815-1 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Social sciences >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-19-751815-X |
| Barcode: |
9780197518151 |
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