International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy: Volume 14 Issue 1/2

THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN FAMILY LIFE: STATES' AFDC PAYMENTS AND DIVORCE RATES IN THE UNITED STATES

Shirley L. Zimmerman

An earlier examination of the relationship between states' per capita expenditures for public welfare and their divorce rates found no relationship between the two for…

FAMILY POLICIES AND EFFECTIVE FAMILIES: A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE

Phyllis Moen, Francille M. Firebaugh

Titmus defines “policy” as “the principles that govern action directed towards given ends”. Höhn and Lüscher define family policy as “public activities, measures, and…

THE IMPACT OF FAMILY STATUS ON INCOME SECURITY AND HEALTH CARE IN OLD AGE: A COMPARISON OF WESTERN NATIONS

Madonna Harrington Meyer, Debra Street, Jill Quadagno

Welfare states are sets of rules and policies that redistribute resources across social classes and across generations. In nearly all western nations, social spending on the aged…

“PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITY” — A DOMINANT THEME IN BRITISH CHILD AND FAMILY POLICY FOR THE 1990s

Lorraine Fox Harding

This paper will consider the notion of “parental responsibility” in British policy in relation to two major pieces of legislation, the Children Act 1989 and the Child Support Act…

LEGISLATION TO SECURE FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF AGED PARENTS BY THEIR ADULT CHILDREN

Peter McDonald, Grace Soriano

In recent years, many Western countries have tightened the legislative provisions which require parents to provide for the financial support of their children. For example, new…

SOCIAL POLICY IN FAMILY LIFE: THE CASE OF CHILD CARE IN SINGAPORE

Stella R. Quah

The international wealth of sociological literature on family policy has grown significantly during the past ten years not only in terms of the number of studies published but…