Family policy matters [Texte imprimé] : how policymaking affects families and what professionals can do / Karen Bogenschneider

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Foreword / Theodora Ooms -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- The rationale for family policymaking -- From the reluctant student to passionate proponent : how youth have used family policy to change the world -- Why we should focus on families in policymaking, and why we don't -- Defining family policy : an identity of its own -- Policies and practices biased toward individual rights over family responsibilities -- How families support society and how societies support families : a global view -- How society shapes families : a u.s. view -- Viewing policies and programs through the family impact lens -- Families as a legitimate focus of public policy : yesterday and today -- How current policy issues can benefit from the family impact lens -- Using theory and practice to advance enduring family policy in the 21st century -- Bridging controversy and building consensus : the theory of paradox -- Looking back to move forward : lessons from the history of family policy / by Karen Bogenschneider & Thomas Corbett -- Strategies for getting involved in family policymaking -- What policymakers and the policy process are really like -- Building family-focused policy : the family impact lens toolkit / by Karen Bogenschneider, Olivia Little , Theodora Ooms, Sara Benning, Karen Cadigan, & Thomas Corbett -- Building evidence-based family policy : insights from the family impact seminars -- Deciding what you can do : careers in family policy -- Approaches for getting involved in family policy : advocacy or education -- Making family policy matter : moving from analysis to action -- References -- Author index -- Subject index