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Social Problems and the Family

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In the search for the causes of and solutions to social problems, no social institution has been allocated such a central role as the family. This volume examines how `the family′ is constituted both in explanations of social problems and in modes of state intervention. The contributors consider some of the most controversial social policy issues in Britain today: domestic violence; child abuse; old age; mental health; juvenile delinquency; and poverty and homelessness.

In examining these social problems, the contributors address key definitional issues, assess traditional and alternative theoretical perspectives and survey different modes of intervention. They show just how pervasive and complex the state regulation of fam

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: May 18, 1993

ISBN: 0803988370

ISBN 13: 9780803988378

Social Problems and the Family

4/5 ( ratings)

In the search for the causes of and solutions to social problems, no social institution has been allocated such a central role as the family. This volume examines how `the family′ is constituted both in explanations of social problems and in modes of state intervention. The contributors consider some of the most controversial social policy issues in Britain today: domestic violence; child abuse; old age; mental health; juvenile delinquency; and poverty and homelessness.

In examining these social problems, the contributors address key definitional issues, assess traditional and alternative theoretical perspectives and survey different modes of intervention. They show just how pervasive and complex the state regulation of fam

Language: English

Pages: 288

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Release: May 18, 1993

ISBN: 0803988370

ISBN 13: 9780803988378

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