Representing the family: how does the state 'think family'?

Cornford, James, Baines, Susan and Wilson, Rob (2013) Representing the family: how does the state 'think family'? Policy & Politics, 41 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 0305-5736

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/030557312X645838

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
Uncontrolled Keywords: Family, Information sharing, Records, Representation
Subjects: L500 Social Work
Department: Faculties > Business and Law > Newcastle Business School
Depositing User: Paul Burns
Date Deposited: 08 May 2019 11:04
Last Modified: 19 Nov 2019 09:51
URI: http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/id/eprint/39219

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