Analysing Families

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While the family and its role continues to be a key topic in social and government policy, much of the literature is concerned with describing the dramatic changes that are taking place. By contrast, <EM>Analysing Families</EM> directly addresses the social processes responsible for these changes - how social policy interacts with what families actually do. Topics covered include:<BR>* the relationship between morality and rationality in the family context<BR>* the variety of contemporary family forms<BR>* the purposes and assumptions of government interventions in family life<BR>* the relationship between different welfare states and different ideas about motherhood<BR>* ''Third Way'' thinking on families<BR>* divorce and post-divorce arrangements<BR>* lone parenthood and step-parenting<BR>* the decision to have children<BR>* the economic approach to understanding family process<BR>* the legitimacy of state intervention in family life.<BR>With contributions from the UK, and North Amer