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A Revolution in Family Policy: Where We Should Go from Here
Clem Henricson
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Description for A Revolution in Family Policy: Where We Should Go from Here
Paperback. New Labour had a momentous impact on British family policy. In this timely book, Clem Henricson asks whether its aspirations were met, or were indeed realisable, and formulates radical proposals for the future. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; JHBK; JPQB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 242.
This book offers a radical rethink of family policy in the UK. Clem Henricson, the family policy expert, analyses in detail the major shift in the role of the state viz a viz personal relationships in recent years, with its aspirations to reduce child poverty, increase social mobility and deliver social cohesion.Brought in by New Labour and carried forward, albeit in diluted form, by the Coalition, Henricson asks whether this philosophy of social betterment through manipulating the parent-child relationship is appropriate for family policy. She challenges the thinking behind the expectation that you can change a highly unequal society through ... Read more
This book offers a radical rethink of family policy in the UK. Clem Henricson, the family policy expert, analyses in detail the major shift in the role of the state viz a viz personal relationships in recent years, with its aspirations to reduce child poverty, increase social mobility and deliver social cohesion.Brought in by New Labour and carried forward, albeit in diluted form, by the Coalition, Henricson asks whether this philosophy of social betterment through manipulating the parent-child relationship is appropriate for family policy. She challenges the thinking behind the expectation that you can change a highly unequal society through ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bristol University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
Weight
242g
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781447300533
SKU
V9781447300533
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About Clem Henricson
Clem Henricson FRSA is a social policy analyst who has published widely on the relationship between the state and the family. Honorary Senior Fellow at the University of East Anglia and Member of the University of Oxford Centre for Research into Parenting and Children, she was formerly Director of Research and Policy at the National Family and Parenting Institute under ... Read more
Reviews for A Revolution in Family Policy: Where We Should Go from Here
“Reading the book would benefit everyone from the first year undergraduate through to senior academics and researchers who are unlikely to have the breadth of knowledge that Henrickson possesses.” – Journal of Social Policy "In this insightful, readable and important contribution, Clem Henricson comprehensively maps the development of family policy in the UK and the successes, failures, hopes and disappointments ... Read more