Family Policy Books

New and Published Books

1. Families with Futures

   Family Studies into the 21st Century, Second Edition

   By Meg Wilkes Karraker, Janet R. Grochowski

   Noted for its interdisciplinary approach to family studies, Families with Futures provides an engaging, contemporary look at the discipline's theories, methods, essential topics, and career opportunities. Featuring strong coverage of theories and methods, readers explore family concepts and...

   Published February 8th 2012 by Routledge Academic
2. Population Policy and Reproduction in Singapore

   Making Future Citizens

   By Shirley Hsiao-Li Sun

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   This book examines the relationship between population policies and individual reproductive decisions in low-fertility contexts. Using the case study of Singapore, it demonstrates that the effectiveness of population policy is a function of competing notions of citizenship, and the gap between...

   Published December 14th 2011 by Routledge
3. Child Welfare Practice with Immigrant Children and Families

   Edited by Alan Dettlaff, Rowena Fong

   Children in immigrant families represent nearly one-fourth of all children living in the United States. As this population of children has increased, so has their representation among children involved in child welfare and related systems. Once immigrant families come to the attention of these...

   Published December 13th 2011 by Routledge
4. Neoliberal Morality in Singapore

   How family policies make state and society

   By Youyenn Teo

   Series: Routledge Contemporary Southeast Asia Series

   Using the case study of Singapore, this book examines the production of a set of institutionalized relationships and ethical meanings that link citizens to each other and the state. It looks at how questions of culture and morality are resolved, and how state-society relations are established that...

   Published September 11th 2011 by Routledge
5. Family Support and Family Caregiving across Disabilities

   Edited by George Singer, David Biegel, Patricia Conway

   Family members provide the majority of care for individuals with disabilities in the United States. Recognition is growing that family caregiving deserves and may require societal support, and evidence-based practices have been established for reducing stress associated with caregiving. Despite the...

   Published August 21st 2011 by Routledge
6. Constructing a Social Welfare System for All in China

   By China Dvpmt Res. Foundn

   Series: Routledge Studies on the Chinese Economy

   China Development Research Foundation is one of the leading economic think tanks in China, where many of the details of China’s economic reform have been formulated. Its work and publications therefore provide great insights into what the Chinese themselves think about economic reform and how it...

   Published August 15th 2011 by Routledge
7. China's One-Child Policy and Multiple Caregiving

   Raising Little Suns in Xiamen

   By Esther Goh

   Series: Routledge Contemporary China Series

   This book explores the effects of China’s one child policy on modern Chinese families. It is widely thought that such a policy has contributed to the creation of a generation of little emperors or little suns spoiled by their parents and by the grandparents who have been recruited to care for the...

   Published May 18th 2011 by Routledge
8. Black Fathers

   An Invisible Presence in America, Second Edition

   Edited by Michael E. Connor, Joseph White

   This book offers a broader, more positive picture of African American fathers. Featuring case studies of African-descended fathers, this edited volume brings to life the achievements and challenges of being a black father in America. Leading scholars and practitioners provide unique insight...

   Published April 20th 2011 by Routledge Academic
9. Evidence-Based Policymaking

   Insights from Policy-Minded Researchers and Research-Minded Policymakers

   By Karen Bogenschneider, Thomas J. Corbett

   This book is for those who believe that good government should be based on hard evidence, and that research and policy ought to go hand-in-hand. Unfortunately, no such bond exists. Rather, there is a substantial gap, some say chasm, between the production of knowledge and its utilization. Despite...

   Published April 22nd 2010 by Routledge Academic
10. Interdependency and Care over the Lifecourse

    By Sophia Bowlby, Linda McKie, Susan Gregory, Isobel Macpherson

    Series: Relationships and Resources

    Interdependency and Care over the Lifecourse draws upon theories of time and space to consider how informal care is woven into the fabric of everyday lives and is shaped by social and economic inequalities and opportunities. The book comprises three parts. The first explores contrasting social...

    Published January 13th 2010 by Routledge