03414nam 2200589 a 450 991048066950332120170816153306.01-4833-2605-51-4522-5348-X(CKB)2550000001194155(EBL)1598360(MiAaPQ)EBC1598360(OCoLC)918558969(StDuBDS)EDZ0000159072(EXLCZ)99255000000119415520130912d1992 fy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierFamily policies and family well-being[electronic resource] the role of political culture /Shirley L. ZimmermanNewbury Park, Calif. SAGEc19921 online resource (217 p.)Sage sourcebooks for the human services series ;20Description based upon print version of record.1-322-41854-3 0-8039-4287-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Mapping the Book; Part I - Conceptual Foundations; Chapter 1 - Family Policies and Families: Their Intersections; Chapter 2 - The Goal of Family Policy: Individual and Family Well-Being; Chapter 3 - Political Culture: Definitions and Variations in the 50 States; Part II - Empirical Studies; Chapter 4 - Attitudes toward Government and Families: The Role of Political Culture; Chapter 5 - States' Policy Approaches to Families: The Role of Political Culture; Chapter 6 - Family Policies and Family Well-Being: The Role of Political CulturePart III - Summary and ImplicationsChapter 7 - Family Policies and Family Well-Being and the Role of Political Culture: Summary, Comments, and Conclusions; Appendix A: Glossary of Family Policy Terms; Appendix B: A Survey Questionnaire of Well-Being; Appendix C: States' Political Cultures; Appendix D: Instrument for Survey of Attitudes about the Intergenerational Distribution of Resources; References; Index; About the AuthorExploring the connections between family policies, individual and family well-being and political culture, this volume examines several research projects and concludes that their results challenge the view that governmental social programmes in the United States have been detrimental to family life. The results also clarify the relationship between states' political cultures and the kinds of family policies enacted. Additionally, Zimmerman provides guidelines to aid the development of a policy agenda designed to enhance the well-being of individuals and families - regardless of whSage sourcebooks for the human services series ;v. 20.Family policyUnited StatesFamiliesUnited StatesPolitical cultureUnited StatesFamily policyUnited StatesStatesElectronic books.Family policyFamiliesPolitical cultureFamily policyStates.306.85306.85/0973306.850973Zimmerman Shirley1045171StDuBDSStDuBDSBOOK9910480669503321Family policies and family well-being2472573UNINA