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Has Family Policy Come of Age? A Decade Review of the State of U.S. Family Policy in the 1990s
Ist Teil von
Journal of marriage and family, 2000-11, Vol.62 (4), p.1136-1159
Ort / Verlag
Oxford, UK: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr
2000
Quelle
Alma/SFX Local Collection
Beschreibungen/Notizen
Family policy has come of age in the 1990s, yet it has not achieved a status commensurate with that of economic or environmental policy. Because family policy has been difficult to define, this review proposes an explicit definition of the term family policy and a companion implicit term, a family perspective in policy making. It updates the rationale for family policy, arguing that family commitment at its core is particularly consequential in an individualistic market economy with a small social safety net. It chronicles recent developments including philanthropic commitments, state and federal policy initiatives, and the use of research to inform family policy making. Selected family policy issues including family and work conflict, long-term care, family poverty, and marriage, are overviewed. The paper concludes with developments during the decade in theory, methods, and dissemination that hold the potential for capitalizing on the current popularity of families as a theme in policy making.