 |  Public and Private Families: An Introduction, 3/e Andrew J. Cherlin,
Johns Hopkins University
Family, The State, and Social Policy
Preview QuestionsThe following questions will be addressed in this chapter.
1.What is the "welfare state"? |
| | | 2.What are some of the basic issues in the family policy debates? |
| | | 3.Why was the 1996 welfare reform law a sharp break from earlier government policies toward low-income families? |
| | | 4.What are the themes that conservatives and liberals stress in debating family issues? |
| | | 5.What are the most important recent developments in family policy? |
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