The Oxford Handbook of Family Policy Over the Life Course

by Neil Gilbert

The Handbook examines contemporary trends and issues in the formation of families over the different stages of the life cycle and how they interact with family-oriented social policies of modern welfare states, mainly in the OECD countries of Western Europe, East Asia and the U.S. Focusing largely on family needs in the early stages of the life course, the conventional package of policies tends to emphasize programs and benefits clustered around measures...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019751815X
• ISBN13: 9780197518151
• Release Date: March 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 1088 Pages
• Weight: 4.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.5" x 7.4" x 10.1"