Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This unique core text examines the key issues in the debate, and assesses their impact on the UK and other countries in a comprehensive and accessible way. Broad in scope, it covers a wide range of issues including gender roles, the relationship of the family and the state, and the relationship between social policy and labour market policy.
Appropriate as supplemental reading for courses in Social Policy and Social Studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject ...
This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of 21st century families in Britain through an exploration of intergenerational relationships. Drawing on new and extensive quantitative and qualitative research, the authors explore the giving and receiving of financial gifts. Despite growing concern about intergenerational tension and even possible conflict, the book finds evidence of a significant degree of intergenerational solidarity both within families at the micro level and between generations more generally within society at the macro level in Britain. However, given...
This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of 21st century families in Britain through an exploration of intergenerational relations...
This text provides supplemental reading for courses in social policy and social studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of lone mothers is a controversial and highly topical social and political issue. This text examines the key issues in the debate.
This text provides supplemental reading for courses in social policy and social studies that examine the role of parenting in society. The subject of ...