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1 online resource (x, 230 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Introduction -- Theoretical background and literature review -- Family policies in Europe -- a cluster analysis -- Family policies and public opinion -- Family policy, contextual features, and public opinion -- Social cleavages within European welfare states -- Summary and discussion |
Summary |
Family policy variation in Europe is still enormous and there is very limited knowledge about the publics attitudes toward family-policy measures in a comparative perspective. Monika Mischke addresses this research gap by combining a profound analysis of existing family-policy measures with a thorough analysis of public attitudes. Based on institutional theory, which argues that institutions structure the process of orientation, the empirical analysis sheds light on the relationship between the current family-policy setup, the social context, and public attitudes toward particular family-policy measures in 12 countries of the European Union. The results demonstrate that the social context needs to be taken into account in order to improve our understanding of attitudinal variation among different countries and family-policy contexts. Moreover, the author points out that only a few patterns of social polarization are quasi universal, whereas many others are specific to individual countries or certain groups of countries. Contents Theoretical background and literature review Family policies in Europe a cluster analysis Family policy, contextual features, and public opinion. Social cleavages within European welfare states Target Groups Scholars and students of social policy, sociology, political science, and social work Practitioners involved in policy making and evaluation, interest groups, and welfare organizations |
Notes |
Ph. D. Universität Mannheim 2012 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed September 9, 2013) |
Subject |
Family policy -- Europe
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Family policy -- Europe -- Public opinion
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Social policy.
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Social policy -- Public opinion
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Public Policy
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public policy.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Cultural Policy.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Cultural.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Popular Culture.
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Droit.
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Sciences sociales.
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Sciences humaines.
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Family policy
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Family policy -- Public opinion
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Social policy
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Social policy -- Public opinion
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Europe
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dissertations.
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Academic theses
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Academic theses.
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Thèses et écrits académiques.
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Electronic book
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ISBN |
9783658035778 |
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3658035773 |
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3658035765 |
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9783658035761 |
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