America's fathers and public policy
Subtitle: report of a workshop
By: Nancy A. Crowell and Ethel M. Leeper, editors
Contributors: National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children and Families
Publisher: National Academy Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Washington, D.C. (2101 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington 20418)
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 51
ISBN-13: 9780309585002
Subjects: Adoption & Fostering; Child Abuse; Families; Father-Child Relations; Parenting; Socioeconomic Factors; General; Parent & Adult Child; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS; Abuse; Fatherhood; Public policy; Public Policy; Parent and child
Description: Presents the full text of "America's Fathers and Public Policy: Report of a Workshop," edited by Nancy A. Crowell and Ethel M. Leeper. Lists committee members and workshop participants and notes acknowledgments. Remarks that the Board on Children and Families convened the workshop, "America's Fathers: Abiding and Emerging Roles in Family and Economic Support Policies," held in Washington, D.C., on September 26-28, 1993. Notes that the main topics of discussion centered around child support, teenage fathers, fathers of disabled children, and inner-city poor fathers. The Report from the workshop examines such topics as economic support, barriers and incentives to involvement, and public policy regarding fathers' rights. Contains a bibliography, a list of references and suggested directions for research, and the workshop's agenda. Links to the home pages of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy Press (NAP), as well as to other reports.
Notes: "Board on Children and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-47).

Description based on print version record.