CHAPTER 10. Families in a Social Context

CHAPTER LINKS

Information on national policy and the economy can be garnered from several websites. Some of these are:
The Department of Labor: http://www.dol.gov
The Federal Reserve Board: http://www.federalreserve.gov/

For statistics on the health of families: http://www.census.gov/

Welfare issues: http://www.jcpr.org

Social and family inequality: www.rand.org/labor/DRU-2400/10-LAFANS

For the National Coalition for Parental Involvement in education: http://www.ncpie.org/

For information on schools, getting involved with children's schools and school improvement initiatives: http://www.nea.org (/parents)

Defense of Marriage Act:
http://www.lectlaw.com/files/leg23.htm
http://www.thomas.loc.gov/cgi_bin/query/z?c104:H.R.3396.ENR

CURRENT RESEARCH ARTICLES AND BOOKS

Alstott, A. L. (2004). No Exit: What Parents owe their Children and What Society Owes Parents. New York: Oxford University Press.

Amato, P. R. (2004). Tension between institutional and individual views of marriage. Journal of Marriage and Family, 66: 959-965.

Hays, S. (2004). Flat Broke with Children: Women in the Age of Welfare Reform. New York: Oxford University Press.

London, A. S., Scott, E. K., Edin, K., & Hunter, V. (2004). Welfare reform, work-family tradeoffs, and child well-being. Family Relations, 53: 148-158.