{"product_id":"9781493922253","title":"Handbook of Family Policies Across the Globe","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbook of Family Policies Across the Globe\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eRobila, Mihaela\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily policy holds a particular status in the quest for a more equitable world as it intersects the rights of women, children, and workers. But despite local and global efforts and initiatives, the state of family policy in different areas of the world varies widely.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough a cross-section of countries on six continents, \u003ci\u003eFamily Policies Across the Globe\u003c\/i\u003e offers the current state of the laws concerning family life, structure, and services, providing historical, cultural, and socioeconomic context. Lucidly written chapters analyze key aspects of family definition, marriage, child well-being, work\/family balance, and family assistance, reviewing underlying social issues and controversies as they exist in each country. Details of challenges to implementation and methods of evaluating policy outcomes bring practical realities into sharp focus, and each chapter concludes with recommendations for improvement at the research, service, and governmental levels. The result is an important comparative look at how governments support families, and how societies perceive themselves as they evolve. Among the issues covered:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSierra Leone: toward sustainable family policies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRussia: folkways versus state-ways.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJapan: policy responses to a declining population.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAustralia: reform, revolutions, and lingering effects.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCanada: a patchwork policy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColombia\u003cb\u003e: \u003c\/b\u003ea focus on policies for vulnerable families.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eResearchers\u003c\/p\u003e, professors and graduate students in the fields of social policy, child and family studies, psychology, sociology, and social work will find in \u003ci\u003eFamily Policies Across the Globe\u003c\/i\u003e a reference that will grow in importance as world events continue to develop.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2014-10-21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781493922253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4614-6771-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 488\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47410843648140,"sku":"9781493922253","price":107.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781493922253.jpg?v=1775840669","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781493922253","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}