03179nam 2200625Ia 450 991045821800332120200520144314.01-282-60722-797866126072260-226-07502-810.7208/9780226075020(CKB)2560000000011626(EBL)538050(OCoLC)638861556(SSID)ssj0000417566(PQKBManifestationID)12183917(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417566(PQKBWorkID)10368109(PQKB)11539374(StDuBDS)EDZ0000122568(MiAaPQ)EBC538050(DE-B1597)524878(OCoLC)642685755(DE-B1597)9780226075020(EXLCZ)99256000000001162620090812d2010 uy 0engur|nu---|u||utxtccrFamily, law, and community[electronic resource] supporting the covenant /Margaret F. BrinigChicago University of Chicago Press20101 online resource (302 p.)Includes index.0-226-07499-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --Contents --Acknowledgments --Introduction --PART I. Norms, Families, and Community --PART II. The Boundaries of Family Communities --PART III. Families, Mimetics, and Community --Conclusion --Notes --IndexIn the wake of vast social and economic changes, the nuclear family has lost its dominance, both as an ideal and in practice. Some welcome this shift, while others see civilization itself in peril-but few move beyond ideology to develop a nuanced understanding of how families function in society. In this provocative book, Margaret F. Brinig draws on research from a variety of disciplines to offer a distinctive study of family dynamics and social policy. Concentrating on legal reform, Brinig examines a range of subjects, including cohabitation, custody, grandparent visitation, and domestic violence. She concludes that conventional legal reforms and the social programs they engender ignore social capital: the trust and support given to families by a community. Traditional families generate much more social capital than nontraditional ones, Brinig concludes, which leads to clear rewards for the children. Firmly grounded in empirical research, Family, Law, and Community argues that family policy can only be effective if it is guided by an understanding of the importance of social capital and the advantages held by families that accrue it.FamiliesUnited StatesFamily policyUnited StatesDomestic relationsUnited StatesElectronic books.FamiliesFamily policyDomestic relations306.850973Brinig Margaret F949743MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910458218003321Family, law, and community2146679UNINA