Family Policy Matters
How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do
- 432 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
Family Policy Matters
How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do
About this book
This new edition captures the evolving, post-pandemic landscape of family policy—the transformational changes that have occurred within contemporary families and the social, economic, and racial/ethnic disparities that have grown across families. The book draws on policies from around the globe to make an evidence-based case for family policy and its contributions to families and to society. Bogenschneider tackles a significant challenge of our times—the polarization of politics—including why it occurs and how professionals can bridge the divide.
Beyond the basics, the book provides best practices for turning analysis into action by drawing on cutting-edge research and a point of view often overlooked in policy books—the voice of policymakers themselves. Imbued with hope yet fundamentally realistic, Bogenschneider applies a relationship-based and strikingly nonpartisan approach for those who want to make a positive difference for families, whether they engage local policymakers in towns, cities and counties; state/national lawmakers; or decision-makers in businesses, nonprofits and philanthropy.
Accompanied by updated, web-based teaching materials and a family impact toolkit, this is core reading for undergraduate and/or graduate courses in family or social policy taught in human development and family studies, psychology, counseling, social work, sociology, public policy, political science, and education. It is also essential reading for professionals and policymakers interested in pursuing better public policy for families in all their diversity across the lifespan.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Endorsements Page
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Part 1 Why You should Care About Family Policy
- Part 2 The Basics of Family Policy and the Policymaking Process
- Part 3 What Forces Influence the Formation of Family Policy
- Part 4 How Professionals can Make Families Matter in Policymaking
- References
- Index