FAMILY POLICIES AND EFFECTIVE FAMILIES: A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Titmus defines “policy” as “the principles that govern action directed towards given ends”. Höhn and Lüscher define family policy as “public activities, measures, and organizations that attempt to recognize, support, complement, and thus influence or even enforce specifically or generally defined achievements of the family”. Thus family policy can include a wide range of activities of governments and organizations, including private associations, that seek to transform families and increase family well‐being.

Citation

Moen, P. and Firebaugh, F.M. (1994), "FAMILY POLICIES AND EFFECTIVE FAMILIES: A LIFE COURSE PERSPECTIVE", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 14 No. 1/2, pp. 29-52. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013185