Understanding Family Policy: Theoretical Approaches

Abstract

PART ONE: LAYING THE FOUNDATION Family Policy Definitions, Domain and Concepts Developments in Family Policy Reflections of Social Change An Institutional Perspective PART TWO: FRAMEWORKS FOR UNDERSTANDING POLICY/FAMILY CONNECTIONS Policy Frameworks Families as Social Systems Other Family Frameworks PART THREE: APPLICATIONS OF FRAMEWORKS TO FAMILY POLICIES Welfare Reform Individual and Family Well-Being The Mental Retardation Family Subsidy Program Containing the Cost of Care for Elderly Disabled Family Members PART FOUR: THE POTENTIAL OF FAMILY POLICY The Case for Understanding Family Policy A Summing Up