Changing Families

This is a case study of the shifting boundary between family and state in Britain from the mid 1970s to 1990. The book describes a variety of family centres and shows how they have responded to the crises in child welfare and social work. The book also considers the issues of gender in policy. Chapter 1 The Family and the State; Chapter 2 Family Centres Observed; Chapter 3 Roots of Family Centres; Chapter 4 Roots of Family Centres; Chapter 5 Social Work and Family Centres; Chapter 6 Towards Good Practice in Family Centres; Chapter 7 New Family Policies;