{"product_id":"9780792386124","title":"Family Diversity and Family Policy: Strengthening Families for America’s Children","description":"Family Diversity and Family Policy describes the  dimensions of diversity which characterize the contemporary American  family and discusses the implications for public policy and associated  intervention programs linked to this diversity. The authors contend  that if the programs and policies available to support families are to  be most useful, they need to reflect the diversity of the families  they intend to help.   Beginning with a discussion of the historical and contemporary context  of the American family, Family Diversity and Family Policy  focuses on child poverty and argues that this topic may be usefully  studied within the context of developmental systems theory. This  theory systematically links the development of individuals to  variations in their physical and social ecology, and is used as a  framework for discussing:   Contemporary challenges faced by parents charged  with rearing adolescents, and the familial and societal issues that  arise when the adolescents being reared are parents  themselves.Current policy issues that arise from welfare debates  in the United States and from recently-enacted welfare reform  legislation.The importance for our nation of developing a  comprehensive national youth policy.     The authors draw implications for the design, delivery, and evaluation  of diversity-sensitive policies and programs for families and youth,  and offer a vision of how to link scholars, policy makers, and  community members in multi-professional and multi-institutional  collaborations promoting the positive development of American families  and youth.   Family Diversity and Family Policy is relevant to scholars and  policy makers interested in human development, particularly of  children and adolescents. In addition, it should be essential reading  for practitioners and policy makers in government, private industry,  and public and private social service organizations.","brand":"Richard M. Lerner, Elizabeth E. Sparks, Laurie D. McCubbin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45858077114686,"sku":"9780792386124","price":3020.11,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4357\/7662\/products\/9780792386124.jpg?v=1707327050","url":"https:\/\/exclusivebooks.co.za\/products\/9780792386124","provider":"Exclusive Books Online","version":"1.0","type":"link"}