Family Policy Matters: How Policymaking Affects Families and What Professionals Can Do

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Endorsements
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
CONTENTS
Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
PART 1: WHY YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT FAMILY POLICY
	1. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE, YOU SHOULD CARE ABOUT FAMILY POLICY
	2. WHY WE SHOULD FOCUS ON FAMILIES IN POLICYMAKING AND WHY WE DON’T
	3. WHY DO WE NEED FAMILY POLICY? A GLOBAL RATIONALE
PART 2: THE BASICS OF FAMILY POLICY AND THE POLICYMAKING PROCESS
	4. TO BECOME A FIELD OF ITS OWN, FAMILY POLICY NEEDS FRESH DEFINITIONS
	5. WHAT ARE FAMILY POLICIES ANYWAY? WHO MAKES THEM AND WHO SHAPES THEM?
	6. WHAT POLICYMAKERS AND THE POLICY PROCESS ARE REALLY LIKE
PART 3: WHAT FORCES INFLUENCES THE FORMATION OF FAMILY POLICY
	7. HOW MUCH ARE FAMILIES CHANGING? HAVE FAMILY POLICIES KEPT PACE?
	8. HOW INDIVIDUALISM IS WOVEN INTO OUR FAMILIES, OUR WORK AND PLAY, AND OUR POLITICS
	9. HOW THE ECONOMY INFLUENCES FAMILIES AND HOW FAMILIES INFLUENCE THE ECONOMY
	10. WHY POLARIZATION INFLUENCES FAMILY POLICY AND HOW TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE: GUIDANCE FROM THE THEORY OF PARADOX
PART 4: HOW PROFESSIONALS CAN MAKE FAMILIES MATTER IN POLICYMAKING
	11. A TOOLKIT FOR INFUSING THE FAMILY IMPACT LENS INTO POLICY, PROGRAMS, AND PRACTICE
	12. WHAT INSIGHTS FROM THE PAST CAN GUIDE FAMILY POLICY IN THE FUTURE?
	13. HOW TO ENGAGE POLICYMAKERS IN FAMILY POLICY: BEST PRACTICES FROM THEORY, RESEARCH, AND THE FAMILY IMPACT SEMINARS
	14. HOW TO APPROACH POLICYMAKERS: THE CRITICAL CHOICE OF ADVOCACY OR EDUCATION
	15. GO FORTH WITH HOPE TO MAKE FAMILIES MATTER IN POLICYMAKING
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