Family Policies and Family Well-Being: The Role of Political Culture

Abstract

Introduction Mapping the Book PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS Family Policy and Families Their Intersections The Goal of Family Policy Individual and Family Well-Being Political Culture Definitions and Variations in the 50 States PART TWO: EMPIRICAL STUDIES Attitudes Toward Government and Families The Role of Political Culture States' Policy Approaches to Families The Role of Political Culture Family Policies and Family Well-Being The Role of Political Culture PART THREE: SUMMARY AND IMPLICATIONS Family Policies and Family Well-Being and the Role of Political Culture Summary, Comments, and Conclusions