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PubMed1990

New precedent in family policy: individualized family service plan.

By requiring a family focus in the provision of early intervention services, the Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) provisions of Public Law 99-457 establish a new precedent in public policies for families of children with disabilities. In this article, the conceptual and procedural mandates of the IFSP are analyzed from two perspectives: as bold, radical steps taken by the federal government and as logical extensions of current service delivery practices that focus on the child but involve parents in planning and implementing programs. The implications of these perspectives for policy and program implementation are discussed.

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PubMed1990

[Women and family policy between ambivalence and implication].

The eighties mark the Québec government's setting up of a family policy. But all the facts indicate that this policy wavered between a family policy, a birth policy and a population policy. Women's groups and feminists, already reticent in dealing with traditional family and maternity institutions, were possessed with somewhat of an ambivalent attitude towards these policies mostly because of their fear of being trapped and undermined. All in all, it's the will to disseminate their point of view and to defend their interests that motivated women to get involved in these debates. The article concludes by advancing principles that should promote a family policy that is more sensitive to women's interests.

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PubMed1993

American families: policy issues.

"Increases in the number of children living in single-parent (usually female-headed) households and in the proportion of mothers who work outside their homes have raised concern in the United States about the effects of these trends on the well-being of children and the possible need for policy intervention. This paper discusses the arguments for and against policies that affect families. We review a number of such policies and what research suggests about their likely effects. The policies discussed...include those concerning child support, welfare, income taxes, child and dependent care, family leave, family planning, programs to improve parenting skills and family function, and economic growth."

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PubMed1996

Sweden's family policies and roller-coaster fertility.

"Sweden has experienced dramatic waves in its fertility level over the last three decades. The Swedish TFR dropped from almost 2.5 in the mid-1960s to about 1.7 around 1980 and then increased again to above the replacement level in 1990, after which it fell back to below 1.7 over the subsequent six years. In this paper, we describe the various birth-order components of these waves in some detail and relate them to correspondingly dramatic economic trends and to progressive family-policy reforms."

Birth Order↗
PubMed1995

Family policies for an aging society: moving to the twenty-first century.

Most family policy implicitly or explicitly focuses on families with young children, but the revolution in longevity suggests the value of a life course focus, aimed at promoting the effectiveness of families and individuals at all ages and stages. Gerontologists can make a contribution by documenting and describing the gaps between needs and resources of families at all life stages, developing family indicators of social change, and sensitizing both decision makers and the public to the unintended consequences of existing or proposed policies.

Aged↗
PubMed1978

Adolescent unwed motherhood: implications for a national family policy.

Out-of-wedlock pregnancies among adolescents from impoverished families and the decision of these girls to have their babies rather than to seek an abortion represent on adaptation to the circumstances of poverty. The authors content that a national family policy might help some of these girls avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy and childbearing.

Abortion Applicants↗
PubMed2000

Perception of and attitudes toward the Nigerian federal population policy, family planning program and family planning in Kaduna State, Nigeria.

This paper discusses the perceptions of the Nigerian population policy, family planning program and family planning using data obtained from a 1995 survey of 600 Atyap women aged 15-49 years, in Nigeria. Additional qualitative data were obtained from married and unmarried women and men, clergymen, government officials, and respected community elders. The predominantly Christian and rural Atyap community generally accepts modern contraception and the need for family size reduction but considers the "four-is-enough" policy to be unacceptable. Religion may be important in determining the success of the federal government to reduce family size to four children by the year 2000.

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PubMed1990

The effects of family policies in the German Democratic Republic: a re-evaluation.

The author examines "the impact which various pro-natalist measures adopted since 1976 in the German Democratic Republic have had on women's birth cohorts....A period analysis of subsequent birth and fertility trends would seem to indicate that this policy was remarkably effective. The annual number of births...started to rise rapidly in 1976 and reached a peak of 245,132 births in 1980, an increase of 37%....Furthermore, comparison with the period fertility trend in the Federal Republic of Germany...shows that the gap between the two Germanys has widened since 1977...whereas the trends had been very similar in the two countries before that date....However...other factors should be taken into account: in particular, the number of marriages has fallen steeply during the last few years, and at the same time the number of births outside marriage has soared. These changes, which were in all probability prompted by the adoption of social legislation which favoured single mothers (or fathers)...must be taken into account when assessing the consequences of the new family policy."

Age Factors↗
PubMed1991

Addressing the needs of the cognitively impaired elderly from a family policy perspective.

Management of the cognitively impaired elderly person in the community is presumed to be cost-efficient and the American way. Although this is what should be done, most would agree that paying for the services that make it possible to do so is not currently within the means of the median income of the family ($25,986) or of the female head of household ($15,350) in this country. This paper reviews the changes in the family, current family policies, and practices of our businesses and government and proposes the services that could be used to support both the impaired person and the family in the management of this evolving societal issue. Strategies for development of payment mechanisms for the proposed services are presented.

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PubMed1996

International children's rights. Can they make a difference in American family policy?

The United States' actual and potential use of international children's rights' standards are detailed, and the substance and aspirations of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (U.N. General Assembly, 1989) with current U.S. family policy and jurisprudence are compared. The examination highlights the importance of considering diverse forums and forces that may influence the eventual implementation of children's international human rights. The analysis also underscores the striking divergence between international and U.S. approaches to children's rights. The author concludes that current efforts to play down differences and obligations create a danger of making eventual ratification of international children's rights' treaties a Pyrrhic victory, if any.

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PubMed1997

The one child family policy: the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Rapid population growth in China during the 1950s and '60s led to the "late, long, few" policy of the 1970s and a dramatic reduction in the total fertility rate. However, population growth remained too high for the economic targets of Deng Xiao Ping's reforms, so the one child family policy was introduced in 1979 and has remained in force ever since. The strategy is different in urban and rural areas, and implementation varies from place to place depending on local conditions. The policy has been beneficial in terms of curbing population growth, aiding economic growth, and improving the health and welfare of women and children. On the negative side there are concerns about demographic and sex imbalance and the psychological effects for a generation of only children in the cities. The atrocities often associated with the policy, such as female infanticide, occur rarely now. China may relax the policy in the near future, probably allowing two children for everyone.

Attitude↗