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Empirical research that describes ways to best handle social
problems concerning families Leading authorities' studies show that
from the effects of globalization many social and family problems
and their solutions tend to be similar in nations world-wide.
Families and Social Policy: National and International Perspectives
explores the latest research on the impact of government policyor
lack of policyon family life in various developed and developing
nations around the world. Leading experts present and analyze
strong empirical research on the common issues confronting families
caused by effective and ineffective social policies around the
world. This text illuminates the many complexities of various
problems to shine a valuable light on what may be effective policy
for the world. Families and Social Policy presents multiple
perspectives on the profound family and social issues triggered by
political policies. Timely data-driven research on family policy,
welfare, and work policy issues highlight the comparative analyses
between nations and common family problems. Family responsibility
issues, childcare, and welfare are explored from both micro and
macro perspectives. Useful tables clearly present empirical data.
Extensive references are provided for each chapter. Topics in
Families and Social Policy include: the impact of job loss on
families poor families in the welfare system consequences of
policies based on false assumptions the impact of globalization on
child care the impact of child support and custody laws on fathers
fathers and parental leave elder care in government policy
government support in family care of dependents a case study for
paid leave to care for newborns social policy influence on women's
fertility decisions policies supportive of maternal employment a
cross-national exploration of family policies leave and daycare
policies in Poland and the Czech Republic after the fall of
communism childcare policy in Germany, the Netherlands, and the
United Kingdom Norway's gender equality, work load, and family
dynamics policiesand the persistent traditional gender divide and
more! Families and Social Policy comprehensively examines the
effects of the political process on family life in developed and
developing nations, making it stimulating, informative reading for
upper-level undergraduate students, graduate students, academic
researchers, policymakers, journalists, and independent scholars.
Written in an accessible, case study format, this groundbreaking
work explores the formulation, implementation, and evaluation of
family leave policy in the United States, from its beginnings at
the state level in the early 1980s, through the adoption of the
federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, and beyond to the
present day. With a political economy perspective, the book
identifies the major economic and social forces affecting both the
family and the workplace. And drawing on original primary research,
it examines how the political system has responded to this evolving
issue with various policy initiatives.
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