"The American family used to be the fundamental institution of our stable, liberty-loving, and very successful society. It is the essential building block of a free society with limited government. In the last hundred years, the American family has been attacked, debased, malign…
"[This book] identifies a new family model geared for the post-industrial economy. Rooted in the urban middle class, the coasts and the "blue states" in the last three presidential elections, the Blue Family Paradigm emphasizes the importance of women's as well as men's workforc…
The Second Edition of Understanding Family Policy continues to provide the conceptual framework, offered in the First Edition, which enables students and professionals to examine and analyze government policies and their impact on the family. Features new to this edition include…
This 2nd edition continues to provide the conceptual framework, which enables students and professionals to examine and analyze government policies and their impact on the family. New features include: new theoretical frameworks and their applications; an update of the recent hi…
"Highly successful in its first edition, Understanding Family Policy, Second Edition introduces new theoretical frameworks as well as applications of theory. Zimmerman has incorporated the recent history of family policy and reinforced the link between theory and the everyday li…
This 2nd edition continues to provide the conceptual framework, which enables students and professionals to examine and analyze government policies and their impact on the family. New features include: new theoretical frameworks and their applications; an update of the recent hi…
This book explores the status and scope of family policies related to households of children with disabilities, providing an in-depth, evidence-based review of legal, programmatic issues. It includes a discussion of the gaps between family needs and contemporary family policies …