All in the Family: The Private Roots of American Public Policy

by Patricia Strach

Book Overview

Even a casual observer of American politics might notice the importance of family in political rhetoric like the Republicans' "family values" and the Democrats' "working families," but we know surprisingly little about the role of family in American politics. We typically think of family as "private" and out of the public realm of politics or we associate family and public policy with so-called family policies, such as welfare or family leave. The...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804756090
• ISBN13: 9780804756099
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 8.9"