The supportive state
Subtitle: families, the state, and American political ideals
By: Maxine Eichner.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Oxford, [England]; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780195343212
Subjects: Family policy -- United States; Families -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The family-state relationship in contemporary American theory and public policy; title: Theorizing the supportive state; title: The supportive state and caretaker-dependent ("vertical") relationships; title: The supportive state and ("horizontal") relationships among adults; title: Illiberal families and the supportive state.