Forthcoming Family Policy Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Work and Family Policy

   International Comparative Perspectives

   Edited by Stephen Sweet

   Numerous challenges exist in respect to integrating work and family institutions and there is remarkable cross-national variation in the ways that societies respond to these concerns with policy. This volume examines these concerns by focusing on cross-national variation in structural/cultural...

   To Be Published June 14th 2012 by Routledge
2. Migration, Family and the Welfare State

   Integrating Migrants and Refugees in Scandinavia

   Edited by Karen Fog Olwig, Birgitte Romme Larsen, Mikkel Rytter

   Migration, Family and the Welfare State explores understandings and practices of integration in the Scandinavian welfare societies of Denmark, Norway and Sweden through a comprehensive range of detailed ethnographic studies. Chapters examine discourses, policies and programs of integration in the...

   To Be Published June 19th 2012 by Routledge
3. Handbook of Father Involvement

   Multidisciplinary Perspectives, Second Edition

   Edited by Natasha Cabrera, Catherine Tamis-Lemonda

   This second edition reviews the new research findings and theoretical advances on fathers, families, child development, programs, and policies that have occurred in the past decade. Contributors from a range of disciplines and countries showcase contemporary findings within a new common chapter...

   To Be Published August 2nd 2012 by Routledge Academic
4. Fathers in Cultural Context

   Edited by David W. Shwalb, Barbara J. Shwalb, Michael E. Lamb

   This new volume reviews the latest research on fathering from every continent, from cultures representing over 50% of the world’s population. International experts on 14 societies/regions discuss cultural and historical influences, variations between and within cultures, and socio economic...

   To Be Published August 29th 2012 by Routledge Academic
5. Youth Studies

   An Introduction

   By Andy Furlong

   Youth Studies: An Introduction is a clear, jargon-free and accessible textbook which will be invaluable in helping to explain concepts, theories and trends within youth studies. The concise summaries of key texts and the ideas of important theorists make the book an invaluable resource. The book...

   To Be Published September 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Parenting in Global Perspective

   Negotiating Ideologies of Kinship, Self and Politics

   Edited by Charlotte Faircloth, Diane Hoffman, Linda Layne

   Series: Relationships and Resources

   Whilst 'parenting' is a thoroughly cultured product, it is often treated as a transparent set of skills. Exploring points of accommodation and tension between parenting as defined by professionals, and as experienced by parents themselves, this book investigates the relationship between being a...

   To Be Published March 27th 2013 by Routledge
7. Caring Responsibilities in European Law and Policy

   Who cares?

   By Eugenia Caracciolo Di Torella, Annick Masselot

   Historically the care of children and family members has been perceived as a private issue, a personal choice provided informally within the family, and accordingly has been ignored by legislators who has focused instead on the leave and time provisions in employment law. However, demographic...

   To Be Published April 14th 2013 by Routledge