Social Problems and the Family

In the search for the causes of and solutions to social problems, no social institution has been allocated such a central role as the family. This volume examines how the family′ is constituted both in explanations of social problems and in modes of state intervention. The contributors consider some of the most controversial social policy issues in Britain today: domestic violence; child abuse; old age; mental health; juvenile delinquency;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803988370
• ISBN13: 9780803988378
• Release Date: May 1993
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.5" x 9.6"