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    Representing the Family: How Does the State 'Think Family'?

    Cornford, J, Baines, S and Wilson, R (2013) Representing the Family: How Does the State 'Think Family'? Policy and Politics, 41 (1). ISSN 0305-5736

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    Abstract

    Over the last decade the family and family-centred policies and practices have received increasing attention within the public service agenda, culminating in the emphatic instruction to 'think family' individually, collectively and institutionally. This has occurred at a time when the sociology of the family has increasingly emphasised the difficulties of thinking family in a coherent way. In this article we explore this agenda through an examination of the representational tools with which public service professionals and managers have been recently equipped. We conclude by questioning the adequacy of these tools for effectively representing family relations.

    Item Type: Article
    Peer-reviewed: Yes
    Date Deposited: 10 Jul 2018 13:26
    Publisher: Policy Press
    Additional Information: Full text access is not available through this repository.
    Divisions: Faculties > Arts and Humanities
    Research Centres > Research Centre for Applied Social Sciences
    Subject terms: Social Sciences, Political Science, Public Administration, Government & Law, family, representation, information sharing, records, INTEGRATED CHILDRENS SYSTEM, INFORMATION-SYSTEMS, POLICY, PARENTS, WORK, AMBIVALENCE, FLEXIBILITY, TECHNOLOGY, GOVERNMENT, HEALTH, family, representation, information sharing, records, 1605 Policy And Administration, 1606 Political Science, Political Science & Public Administration
    URI: https://e-space.mmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/621137
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1332/030557312X645838
    ISSN 0305-5736

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