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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781442679283
Qualifying information (electronic bk.)
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Canceled/invalid ISBN 9780802085719
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System control number (MiAaPQ)EBC4671904
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System control number (CaONFJC)MIL199453
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System control number (OCoLC)666901013
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050 #4 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER
Classification number HV697 .B354 2006
082 0# - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 362.82/561
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Baker, Maureen.
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT
Title Restructuring Family Policies :
Remainder of title Convergences and Divergences.
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 1st ed.
264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture Toronto :
Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer University of Toronto Press,
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice 2006.
264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE
Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice ©2006.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 1 online resource (310 pages)
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505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Intro -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Preface -- 1 Restructuring Family Policies -- The Focus of This Book -- Methodology -- Chapter Outline -- Defining Key Terms -- Defining 'Families' -- Defining 'Family Policy' -- Defining 'Restructuring' -- Globalization and Restructuring -- Conclusion -- 2 Socio-demographic Changes and Family Policy Restructuring -- Rising Cohabitation Rates -- Gay and Lesbian Cohabitation -- Declining Fertility but More Births outside Marriage -- Influences on Family Demography -- Work Patterns Influence Family Patterns and Practices -- Changing Technology Influences Family Patterns -- Changing Ideas Influence Family Patterns and Practices -- Conclusion -- 3 Welfare Regimes, National Politics, and Family Policies -- Conceptualizing Welfare Regimes -- Liberal or Residual Welfare Regimes -- Corporatist or Conservative Regimes -- Social Democratic Welfare Regimes -- Welfare Regimes as Ideal Types -- Debates about Welfare Regimes -- Feminist Critiques of Welfare Regimes -- Alternative Welfare Regimes Focusing on Caring and Family -- Comparing State Support for Women as Mothers and Workers -- Comparing State Support for Families in General -- The Influence of National Politics on Policy Debates -- Conclusion -- 4 Growing Internationalization and Family Policies -- The Growing Internationalization of Labour Markets and Trade -- Increased International Migration, Travel, and Communication -- Pressure from International Organizations to Reform Family Policies -- Freer Trade, Neoliberal Restructuring, and Families -- Conclusion -- 5 Reproductive Health and Childbirth -- Basic Indicators of Well-being -- Reproductive Health Policies and Services -- Contraception Programs and Sexuality -- Access to Abortion -- Fertility and the State -- Maternity Care Policies and Practices -- The 'Medicalization' of Childbirth.
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Formatted contents note Breastfeeding Policies and Practices -- Medically Assisted Conception -- Conclusion -- 6 Work, Gender, and Parenthood -- Parenthood and Paid Work -- Concerns about Maternal Employment -- Making Adaptations for Earning and Caring -- Policy Approaches to Working Parents -- Differing Models of Maternity/Parental Benefits -- Targeting Benefits to Mothers -- Targeting Benefits to Parents -- The Laissez-Faire Model -- Whose Interests Are Protected by Various Leave Policies? -- Reforming Parental Leave Policies -- The Gendered Division of Domestic Work -- Conclusion -- 7 The Care and Welfare of Children -- Childcare Policies for Employed Mothers -- Funding and Regulating Childcare -- Cross-national Variations in Childcare Programs -- The Growing Demand for High-Quality Childcare -- State Support for Childcare at Home -- 'Legitimacy' and Adoption -- From Foster Care to Kin Care -- Children's Rights and Programs to Counter Abuse -- Conclusion -- 8 Social Housing and Income Support -- Recent Arguments about Family Income Support -- The Need to Reduce 'Child Poverty' -- Preventing 'Social Exclusion' Is More Important Than Reducing Poverty -- Benefit Recipients Should Become More Employable -- Investing in Children -- Social Housing and Family Well-being -- State Income Support -- Restructuring Family Income Support in Canada -- Restructuring Income Support for Australian Families -- Comparing Canadian and Australian Reforms -- Conclusion -- 9 Divorce, Child Support, and International Migration -- Changing Attitudes to Divorce -- Comparative Divorce Rates -- Separation, Divorce, and Children -- Lone Parenthood and Re-partnering -- Legal and Policy Issues -- The Division of Family Assets and Spousal Support -- Guardianship, Custody, and Access to Children -- Awarding and Enforcing Child Support -- International Agreements on the Enforcement of Child Support.
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Formatted contents note Child Custody, Domestic Violence, and the Hague Convention -- Child Custody, Domestic Violence, and Border Crossings in Specific Countries -- Conclusion -- 10 Strengthening and Reducing Family Support -- Which Family Programs Have Been Strengthened? -- The Expansion of Paid Parental Leave -- The Expansion of Childcare Services -- Child Benefits and Child Support -- Improvements to Child Welfare Practices -- New Ways of Dealing with Violence against Women -- Relationship Rights for Same-Sex Couples -- Better Pay for Part-time Workers in Some Jurisdictions -- Which Family Benefits Have Been Eroded? -- Cuts to Income Support -- Reproductive Services -- Waiting Lists for Family Services -- Changing Employment Protections -- Which Governments Best Protect Family Benefits? -- Family Policy and Future Convergence -- Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. Drawing from nation-based research, cross-national studies, and international data bases, Restructuring Family Policiessuccessfully integrates mainstream academic debates about restructuring welfare states with feminist research findings and current policy concerns.
588 ## - SOURCE OF DESCRIPTION NOTE
Source of description note Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
590 ## - LOCAL NOTE (RLIN)
Local note Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Family policy.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Social policy.
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Genre/form data or focus term Electronic books.
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Relationship information Print version:
Main entry heading Baker, Maureen
Title Restructuring Family Policies
Place, publisher, and date of publication Toronto : University of Toronto Press,c2006
International Standard Book Number 9780802085719
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element ProQuest (Firm)
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS
Uniform Resource Identifier <a href="https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4671904">https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4671904</a>
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