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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Licensing parents Licensing parents Michael T. McFall "In Licensing Parents, Michael T. McFall argues that political structures, economics, education, racism, and sexism are secondary in importance to the inequality caused by families, and that the fami… OL13614193W
The first three years & beyond The first three years & beyond Edward Zigler Drawing on research from the social sciences and studies on the brain to answer questions and exploring what they mean for social policy and child and family development, this book offers recommendat… OL15842810W
The modern child and the flexible labour market The modern child and the flexible labour market Anne Trine Kjørholt "This book sheds light on new research related to welfare state, child care policies, and small children's everyday lives in instuitutions in a variety of countries. In uniting recent social childhoo… OL15933290W
Message from an unknown Chinese mother Message from an unknown Chinese mother Xinran Xinran tells of her experiences and travails as a mother and her observation of other women as mothers. OL17825738W
The war between the state and the family The war between the state and the family Patricia M. Morgan In this study, Patricia Morgan shows how tax and benefits policy has undermined family life in Britain and encouraged fraud and dishonesty. It explains how the tax and benefits system encourages coup… OL17910174W
Women and children last Women and children last Ruth Sidel Includes material on welfare, family policy, day care, and Swedish practice. OL19670970W
Lost to the State Lost to the State Elena Khlinovskaya Rockhill Childhood held a special place in Soviet society: seen as the key to a better future, children were imagined as the only privileged class. Therefore, the rapid emergence in post-Soviet Russia of the … OL19884719W
Buy me the sky Buy me the sky Xinran With journalistic acumen and a novelist's flair, Xinran tells the remarkable stories of men and women born in China after 1979 - the recent generations raised under China's single-child policy. At a … OL20703144W
Children and social policy Children and social policy Paul Daniel,John Ivatts Using the UN convention on the Rights of the Child as a yardstick this study examines British social policy since 1945 in relation to children. Subjects covered include: health, housing, education, c… OL20940555W
Lone Parent Families Lone Parent Families Stephen McKay,Karen Rowlingson xvi, 243 p. : 24 cm OL21220736W
Who needs care? Who needs care? Jean Packman 221 pages ; 24 cm OL2260233W
The family and the new right The family and the new right Clare Wallace,Pamela Abbott The ideas of the New Right on the family have a populist appeal. Governments in Britain and the USA have introduced measures influenced by New Right thinking. The authors trace and critically evaluat… OL27680179W
Good to talk? Good to talk? Carol Smart,Bren Neale Discusses whether social workers, lawyers, judges and mediators are adequately ascertaining the wishes and feelings of children involved in divorce proceedings. OL29256164W
Women in Soviet society Women in Soviet society Gail Warshofsky Lapidus "From the earliest years of the Soviet regime, deliberate transformation of the role of women in economic, political, and family life aimed at incorporating female mobilization into a larger strategy… OL7009213W
Changing Family Values Changing Family Values C. Wright What is meant by a crisis in the family? in recent years 'the family' has become the controversial focus for many of the important issues Western societies are now facing at the end of the century. i… OL7123086W
Chinese Visions of Family and State, 1915-1953 Chinese Visions of Family and State, 1915-1953 Susan L. Glosser "At the dawn of the twentieth century, China's sovereignty was fragile at best. In the face of international and domestic upheaval, young, urban radicals - desperate for reforms that would save their… OL8303758W
Family Policy Family Policy Shirley L. Zimmerman "Shirley Zimmerman offers the only single-authored core textbook to provide both students and instructors with a comprehensive and coherent introduction to family policy. The application of the frame… OL8500401W