Good Parents or Good Workers?: How Policy Shapes Families' Daily Lives by NA NA

Description: Good Parents or Good Workers? by NA NA draws upon new ethnographic studies and longitudinal interviews that are reporting on the daily lives of women and children under new welfare policy pressures. The book is divided into three course-friendly sections that deal with the impact of welfare reform on caregiving, the lived experiences of low-income families, and family policy debates. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Good Parents or Good Workers? draws upon new ethnographic studies and longitudinal interviews that are reporting on the daily lives of women and children under new welfare policy pressures. Contributors look at family policy in the context of daily demands and critique new social programs that are designed to strengthen families. The book is divided into three course-friendly sections that deal with the impact of welfare reform on caregiving, the lived experiences of low-income families, and family policy debates. Good Parents or Good Workers? is an important text on the impacts of welfare reform that will be essential reading in a variety of courses in education, sociology, and politics. Author Biography Jill Duerr Berrick is Professor, School of Social Welfare, Faculty Leader, Child Welfare Research Center, and is Co-Director, Center for Child and Youth Policy, University of California at Berkeley. Bruce Fuller is Professor, School of Education, University of California at Berkeley, and is Co-Director, Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE). Review "This is an important text that fills a significant void in the welfare reform literature and could not be coming at a more opportune time...The major strength of the volume is in the rich, qualitative data, that allows readers to hear the voices of impoverished parents; and the collected studies illustrate the complexity of their lives." - Robert Geen, Director, Child Welfare Research Program, The Urban Institute Long Description Good Parents or Good Workers? draws upon new ethnographic studies and longitudinal interviews that are reporting on the daily lives of women and children under new welfare policy pressures. Contributors look at family policy in the context of daily demands and critique new social programs that are designed to strengthen families. The book is divided into three course-friendly sections that deal with the impact of welfare reform on caregiving, the lived experiences of low-income families, and family policy debates. Good Parents or Good Workers? is an important text on the impacts of welfare reform that will be essential reading in a variety of courses in education, sociology, and politics. Review Quote "This is an important text that fills a significant void in the welfare reform literature and could not be coming at a more opportune time...The major strength of the volume is in the rich, qualitative data, that allows readers to hear the voices of impoverished parents; and the collected studies illustrate the complexity of their lives."--Robert Geen, Director, Child Welfare Research Program, The Urban Institute Description for Bookstore This collection examines family policy, and is divided into three course-friendly sections: the impact of welfare reform on caregiving, the lived experiences of low-income families, and family policy debates. Details ISBN1403969647 Pages 186 Language English ISBN-10 1403969647 ISBN-13 9781403969644 Media Book Format Hardcover Year 2005 Short Title GOOD PARENTS OR GOOD WORKERS Subtitle How Policy Shapes Families Daily Lives Country of Publication United States Place of Publication Gordonsville Imprint Palgrave Macmillan Edition 2005th DOI 10.1604/9781403969644 UK Release Date 2005-09-03 AU Release Date 2005-09-03 NZ Release Date 2005-09-03 US Release Date 2005-09-03 Author NA NA Publisher Palgrave USA Publication Date 2005-09-03 Edited by Kenneth A. Loparo DEWEY 306.850973 Illustrations XII, 186 p. Audience Professional & Vocational Edition Description 2005 ed. We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:96926239;

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