Reconnecting Household and Community : An Alternative Strategy for Theory and Policy  

Oleh:

Scanzoni, John H.

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: Journal of Family Issues vol. 22 no. 2 (Mar. 2001), page 243-263.
Topik: COMMUNITY; household; community; strategy; theory; policy
Fulltext: 243.pdf (2.24MB)

Isi artikel

The aim of this article is to sketch the outlines of a social and spatial arrangement linking the household with its neighborhood. The fundamental theoretical and policy issue considered here is the sufficiency of the model of household isolation that has prevailed in the United States since the post - World War II era. Contrary to Talcott Parsons, who viewed that model as the end point of family evolution, critics at the time perceived it as having serious structural flaws. They argued for the reinvention of a meso layer of society linking the household more closely with its neighborhood. This article elaborates that theme by suggesting four spheres in which households might form pacts or alliances. These include gender, children / youth, mature persons, and economic disadvantage. To be fully implemented, the last issue in particular requires a partnership of some type with government.

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