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1 online resource |
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AAAS selected symposia series ; 56 |
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AAAS selected symposium ; 56.
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Series Page; Title; Copyright; Contents; About the Editor and Authors; Introduction; Examining the Role of the Federal Government in Addressing Family Issues and Problems; U.S. Families in Crisis?; Government Services as Part of the Problem?; Family Policy in Other Industrialized Countries; Values, Beliefs, and Ideologies; The Social Scientist as Policy Analyst; Ideological Targets for Reform; Will Economic Equality Lead to Human Equality; Values, Ideology, and Politics; Social Science and Social Policy Activities; References; 1 The Federal Role in Family Policies |
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Background ConsiderationsFederal Programs with Family Emphasis; Federally Supported Research Relating to Families; Family Research; Child Care Research; Public Policy and Families; Continuing Data Needs on Families; Summary and Conclusions; References; 2 Social Science and the Formation of Policy Toward Children; References; 3 The Family Impact Seminar: A New Approach to Policy Analysis; Values in Family Impact Analysis; The Ecological Perspective in Family Impact Analysis; An Analytical Framework for Family Impact Analysis; Case Studies of the Impact of Public Policies on Families |
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Public Policies on Teenage PregnancyPolicies Which Promote or Hinder Reunification of Families with Children in Foster Care; Conflicts Between Work and Family Life: Does Flexitime Help?; Methodological Considerations; Political Considerations; Conclusion; 4 Language Games, Social Science, and Public Policy: The Case of the Family; Introduction; The Language Game of Policy Study; The Fusion of Fact and Value; Policy Recommendations as Total Commitments; Paradigms of Research; Policy Analysis and Ideology; Conclusions; References and Notes; 5 Hostages to Fortune: Adolescents and Social Policy |
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Research in AdolescencePrevention; Progress to Minimize Adolescent Pregnancy; Education for Parenthood; Youth Participation; Foster Care and Adoption; Education; Adolescents and the World of Work; Mental Health Services; Health Services; Crime and Delinquency; Bibliography; 6 The Demise of Federal Categorical Child Care Legislation: Lessons for the '80s from the Failures of the '70s; The Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971 (S. 2007); Rationales and Support for the Comprehensive Child Development Act of 1971; The Noble (and Ignoble) Opposition |
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The Seamy Side of the Politics of Child Care: The Nixon VetoThe Child and Family Services Act of 1975; Precursors of the 1975 Bill; The Child and Family Services Act of 1975 (S. 626); The Child Care Act of 1979 (S. 4); Goals of the 1979 Bill; The Constituency for Child Care; From Here to Where?; Notes and References; 7 A Role for Research in Policy-Making: An Experience Studying Child Abuse; Introduction; The Study; Study Findings; Uses of Findings; 8 Social Science Research and Social Policy: Legislative Perspectives of a Congressional Science Fellow; Problems in Research Utilization |
| Summary |
This unusual and stimulating collection of essays examines the state of child and family policy in the United States today. Drawing upon the diverse disciplines of the social and behavioral sciences, history, philosophy, and law, the authors assess the influence of federal policy on families; reasons for the failures in national child-care legislat |
| Notes |
Based on symposium held at the 1979 AAAS National Annual Meeting, Houston, Tex., Jan. 3-8, sponsored by AAAS Section H (Anthropology) and others |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Subject |
Family policy -- United States -- Congresses
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Youth -- Government policy -- United States -- Congresses
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
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Family policy
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Youth -- Government policy
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wallach, Harold C.
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| ISBN |
0429051719 |
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9780429051715 |
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9780429748578 |
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0429748574 |
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9780429708558 |
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0429708556 |
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9780429728563 |
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0429728565 |
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