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The Contributions of Social Science to Family Policy
Author(s) -
Rosenberg Allison A.,
Limber Susan P.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
journal of social issues
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.618
H-Index - 122
eISSN - 1540-4560
pISSN - 0022-4537
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-4560.1996.tb01576.x
Subject(s) - legislation , context (archaeology) , social policy , political science , affect (linguistics) , health policy , family health , sociology , health care , law , medicine , nursing , geography , communication , archaeology
This article defines family policy as the subset of domestic policy, programs, and legislation concerned with strengthening the integrity and the viability of families with dependent children, including both single‐ and two‐parent families. The article examines the legal context of U.S. family policy as well as the political history of U.S. family policy from 1965 to 1996. The contributions that social scientists have to make in policy formulation are noted. This article ends by previewing the accompanying articles, which collectively constitute a Journal of Social Issues treatment of family policy. Those articles are grouped into three broad areas of family policy (family structure, work, and health) representing the range of policies that affect the formation and dissolution of families and the health and economic well‐being of family members.