Gender, families, and state
Subtitle: child support policy in the United States
By: Jyl J. Josephson.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Lanham
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
Subjects: Child support -- Government policy -- United States; Child support -- Government policy -- Maryland -- Prince George's County; Child support -- Government policy -- Texas -- Lubbock County; Family policy -- United States; Women heads of households -- United States
Description: This book is the first to examine the relationship between families and the state in the United States, both in theory and in practice, using child support policy as a lens of analysis. Drawing on the literature of both feminist political theory and public policy implementation, Josephson analyzes the impact of family law and social welfare policies through several empirical case studies.

This is important reading for anyone interested in political theory, public policy, and women's relationships with the state.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-208) and index.