This week’s readings will examine what family policy is, why it is important, and why human services professionals need to communicate its value. In addition, you will explore which family configurations are normalized and prioritized through family policy. Choose from a selection of options related to family policy for a discussion using Yellowdig.
What You Need to Know
Family Policy
Bogenschneider, K. (2011). Family policy: Why we need it and how to communicate its value [PDF]. United Nations Expert Group Meeting on Assessing Family Policies: Confronting Family Poverty and Social Exclusion & Ensuring Work Family Balance. https://www.un.org/esa/socdev/family/docs/egm11/Bogenschneider-paper.pdf
Letiecq, B. L. (2019). Surfacing family privilege and supremacy in family science: Toward justice for all. Journal of Family Theory & Review, 11(3), 398–411.
Gash, A., & Yamin, P. (2016). State, status, and the American family. Polity, 48(2), 146–164.
Geva, D. (2011). Not just maternalism: Marriage and fatherhood in American welfare policy. Social Politics, 18(1), 24–51. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21692243/
Write Your Discussion Post
Instructions
For this week’s discussion in Yellowdig, choose from the following options:
Share your thoughts on Bogenschneider’s rationale for why family policy matters.
Share an article or a video related to the importance of family policy. Include a summary of key points and why you found it interesting.
Describe a scenario where a human services professionals could have an impact on family policy. Describe the scenario and the impact it could have.
Maybe there was a topic you found confusing; ask a question to get clarification from your peers.