Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Mapping the Book; Part I -- Conceptual Foundations; Chapter 1 -- Family Policies and Families: Their Intersections; Chapter 2 -- The Goal of Family Policy: Individual and Family Well-Being; Chapter 3 -- Political Culture: Definitions and Variations in the 50 States; Part II -- Empirical Studies; Chapter 4 -- Attitudes toward Government and Families: The Role of Political Culture; Chapter 5 -- States' Policy Approaches to Families: The Role of Political Culture; Chapter 6 -- Family Policies and Family Well-Being: The Role of Political Culture
Part III -- Summary and ImplicationsChapter 7 -- Family Policies and Family Well-Being and the Role of Political Culture: Summary, Comments, and Conclusions; Appendix A: Glossary of Family Policy Terms; Appendix B: A Survey Questionnaire of Well-Being; Appendix C: States' Political Cultures; Appendix D: Instrument for Survey of Attitudes about the Intergenerational Distribution of Resources; References; Index; About the Author
Summary
Exploring the connections between family policies, individual and family well-being and political culture, this volume examines several research projects and concludes that their results challenge the view that governmental social programmes in the United States have been detrimental to family life. The results also clarify the relationship between states' political cultures and the kinds of family policies enacted. Additionally, Zimmerman provides guidelines to aid the development of a policy agenda designed to enhance the well-being of individuals and families - regardless of wh
