Chapter Outline

Looking Forward
The Family and the State

The Welfare State

The Family Wage System

Family Policy Debates

The Conflict over Women's Autonomy

Women's Economic Independence
The Abortion Dilemma

The Conflict over Income Assistance

The 1996 Welfare Reform Law
Toward a Consensus on Family Policy?

The Conservative Viewpoint

The Liberal Viewpoint

A Practical Compromise

Looking Back
Thinking about Families
Key Terms
Families on the Internet

Boxed Features

families in other cultures: Public Opinion toward Government Assistance for Working Parents

families and public policy: Who Should Help the Poor?

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