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Title America's fathers and public policy : report of a workshop / Nancy A. Crowell and Ethel M. Leeper, editors
Published Washington, D.C. (2101 Constitution Ave. N.W., Washington 20418) : National Academy Press, 1994

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 51 pages)
Summary Presents the full text of "America's Fathers and Public Policy: Report of a Workshop," edited by Nancy A. Crowell and Ethel M. Leeper. Lists committee members and workshop participants and notes acknowledgments. Remarks that the Board on Children and Families convened the workshop, "America's Fathers: Abiding and Emerging Roles in Family and Economic Support Policies," held in Washington, D.C., on September 26-28, 1993. Notes that the main topics of discussion centered around child support, teenage fathers, fathers of disabled children, and inner-city poor fathers. The Report from the workshop examines such topics as economic support, barriers and incentives to involvement, and public policy regarding fathers' rights. Contains a bibliography, a list of references and suggested directions for research, and the workshop's agenda. Links to the home pages of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Academy Press (NAP), as well as to other reports
Notes "Board on Children and Families, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, Institute of Medicine."
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 41-47)
Notes Print version record
Subject Parent and child -- United States
Fatherhood -- United States
Families -- Government policy -- United States
Father and child.
Family policy -- United States
Father-Child Relations
Public Policy
Socioeconomic Factors
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Abuse -- Child Abuse.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Adoption & Fostering.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- Parent & Adult Child.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Parenting -- General.
Father and child
Family policy
Fatherhood
Parent and child
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
Author Crowell, Nancy A.
Leeper, Ethel M.
National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Children and Families.
ISBN 0309585007
9780309585002