Gender, Families, and State
Child Support Policy in the United States
Published on 30. December 1996
Book
Hardback
264 pages
978-0-8476-8371-0 (ISBN)
Description
This insightful and original 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. Josephson cogently presents the origins, evolution, and organization of federal child support programs and persuasively demonstrates how some child support enforcement policies, rather than increasing women's access to economic resources, expand government and social control over the beneficiaries. 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 relationship to the state.
Reviews / Votes
[Josephson] not only provides a coherent explanation of the institutional and historical context of child support policy but also brilliantly grounds the explanation in theory. . . . Gender, Families, and State is first-rate scholarship. . . . The empirical work alone makes a major contribution to the scholarship in this substantive area. * American Political Science Review * A significan contribution to the ongoing analysis of policy regarding the rights and responsibilities within families and how these mutual obligations are defined by the government. In covering such broad and complex issues in one manuscript, the book raises a number of important questions. * Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society * A relevant, timely book in an era of uncertainty about our society's commitment to supporting its children. -- Susan Gluck Mezey, Loyola University, ChicagoMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8476-8371-0 (9780847683710)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Jyl J. Josephson is assistant professor of political science at Texas Tech University.
Content
Part 1 Families and the State in a Liberal Republic Chapter 2 The United States as a liberal Republican Regime Chapter 3 Families in a Liberal Republic Chapter 4 The Normative Functions of Family Law Chapter 5 Regime Principles and the Families-State Nexus Chapter 6 Public-Domestic and Child Support Chapter 7 Federal Child Support Law and Policy Chapter 8 A Brief History of Child Support Chapter 9 The Institutional Transformation of Child Support Enforcement Chapter 10 The Public Goals of Child Support Enforcement Chapter 11 Data and Studies of Child Support Part 12 Child Support in the States: Maryland and Texas Chapter 13 Toward Administrative Ordering Chapter 14 Implementing Child Support Policy Chapter 15 Cost Savings versus Social Welfare Chapter 16 Performance Part 17 Child Support Policy in Practice Chapter 18 Court Case Samples: Description and Analysis Survey Results Chapter 19 Individual Interview Results Part 20 Feminism, Women, and Child Support Chapter 21 Feminism and Families Chapter 22 The Dual Systems of Welfare and Child Support Chapter 23 Women and Family Law Part 24 Child Support and the Families-State Relation Chapter 25 Child Support, Families, and State Purposes Chapter 26 Improving Child Support Chapter 27 Rethinking Family Policy in a Liberal Republic Chapter 28 Solving the Problems of Real-World Families