Family-Centered Policies and Practices : : International Implications / / Katharine Briar-Lawson, Charles Hennon, Hal Lawson.
Analyzing the critical juncture of family-centered policy and practice, this book places the universal institution of the family in a global context. By including a conceptual framework as well as practice components, the authors offer an original multimodal approach toward understanding family-cent...
Saved in:
Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Columbia University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 |
---|---|
VerfasserIn: | |
MitwirkendeR: | |
TeilnehmendeR: | |
Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2001] ©2001 |
Year of Publication: | 2001 |
Language: | English |
Online Access: | |
Physical Description: | 1 online resource (464 p.) |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Meaning and Significance of Families and Threats to Their Well-Being -- 2. Families as Comprehensive Social Welfare Institutions and Preventive Systems -- 3. Meaningful, Gender-Equitable Work and Family Well-Being -- 4. Key Sensitizing Concepts, a Family Policy Continuum, and Examples from the IYF -- 5. Analyzing Policy Impacts and Making Strategic Policy Choices for Families and Helping Professions -- 6. Families as Experts and Partners in the Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of Family-Centered Policies and Practices -- 7. Developing Family-Centered Policy and Practice Discourses -- 8. Introducing Policy-Practice Skills for Family-Centered Change Agents -- 9. Promoting New Alliances Among Families, Family Advocates, and Helping Professionals -- 10. Introducing Globalization's Challenges and Opportunities and Analyzing Economic Globalization and Liberalization -- 11. Globalization, Flows of Culture and People, and New-Century Frameworks for Family-Centered Policies, Practices, and Development -- 12. New-Century Investment Strategies and Social Action Agendas for the World's Families -- Appendix: Key Web Sites -- Bibliography -- Index |
---|---|
Summary: | Analyzing the critical juncture of family-centered policy and practice, this book places the universal institution of the family in a global context. By including a conceptual framework as well as practice components, the authors offer an original multimodal approach toward understanding family-centered policy practice from an international perspective. It provides grassroots strategies for activists and practical guides for both students and practitioners and includes cutting-edge interpretations of the impact of globalization on families, social workers, and other helping professionals and advocates. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231504362 9783110442472 |
DOI: | 10.7312/bria12106 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Katharine Briar-Lawson, Charles Hennon, Hal Lawson. |