The work of caring for children: Contradictory themes in American child care policy debates

Author(s): Teghtsoonian, Katherine
Date Issued: 1997
Description: An analysis of child care policy debates in the late-1980s and two emergent themes: emphasis on the nuclear family and mothers should be full-time caregivers, and the devaluation of women’s caregiving regarding welfare recipients’ mother-work and child care provider labor
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Journal Title: Women & Politics
Volume Number: 17
Issue Number: 2
Page Range: 77-99
Topics: Parents & Families > Selection Of Child Care & Early Education Arrangements

Policies > Child Care & Early Education Policies

Policies > Economic & Social Policies
ISSN: 0195-7732 Paper
Peer Reviewed: yes
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