The supportive state families, government, and America's political ideals

There is broad agreement among politicians & policymakers that the family is a critical institution of American life. Yet the role that the state should play with respect to family ties among citizens remains deeply contested. This controversy over the state's role underlies a broad range o...

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Main Author: Eichner, Maxine
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York Oxford University Press 2010, c2010
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:There is broad agreement among politicians & policymakers that the family is a critical institution of American life. Yet the role that the state should play with respect to family ties among citizens remains deeply contested. This controversy over the state's role underlies a broad range of public policy debates
Physical Description:ix, 198 p.
ISBN:9780199867769
0199867763