Abstract
Since the last Handbook was published a decade ago, the United States has experienced numerous challenges—all of which have social policy consequences for families. Perhaps the most profound issues to date are the two wars waged after the September 11, 2001 attacks, and the ensuing economic downturn. The banking industry’s misuse of subprime loans, the bursting housing bubble, and the resulting foreclosures across the United States have also left many families economically insecure. Moreover, due to the dismantling of federal social safety nets, many families have been left to fend for themselves during a time when unemployment rates have been on the rise. Needless to say, there is great unease as we write this chapter and consider the ways social policies affect families.
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Letiecq, B.L., Anderson, E.A., Joseph, A.L. (2013). Social Policies and Families Through an Ecological Lens. In: Peterson, G., Bush, K. (eds) Handbook of Marriage and the Family. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-3987-5_31
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