Theodora Ooms
Biographic Data
| ID | 174907 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Theodora Ooms |
| GIVEN NAMES | Theodora |
| FAMILY NAME | Ooms |
| SIGNATURE | OOMS T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Family Impact Seminar Catholic University of America |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 17 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Evolution of Family Policy
Over the past 50 years, the new field of family policy has built a substantial knowledge base, developed a robust theoretical and analytic framework, and created strong individual and organizational leadership. The field addresses an ever‐widening series of complex and often highly controversial areas of family life and has achieved considerable success. Yet the results of family policy remain largely unknown to and undervalued by academics, poli…
Can Marriage and Relationship Education Be an Effective Policy Tool to Help Low-Income Couples Form and Sustain Healthy Marriages and Relationships? A Review of Lessons Learned
This review summarizes and synthesizes what researchers and practitioners have learned about the potential of public policy support for marriage and relationship education (MRE) to help lower income individuals and couples form and sustain healthy marriages and relationships. In short, this review documents modest, early evidence that low-income couples participate in well-designed MRE programs when they are offered, enjoy the educational experie…
The Economic Costs and Rewards of Two-Earner, Two-Parent Families
The Necessity of a Family Perspective
Contrary to many reports the family theme in public policy is alive and well. This article argues for a reevaluation of the direction of much previous research and writing about 'family policy.' Efforts should not focus on debates about the content or utility of a 'national family policy' but on the process of policymaking: how to encourage the necessary family perspective in the development, implementation, and monitoring of sound social policy.…
Case Studies
A hypothetical case is presented concerning indignant community\nreaction to the artificial insemination of an unmarried woman who then applied\nfor public assistance. The woman had misrepresented to the physician her\nintention of seeking welfare benefits for herself and the child. Two\ncommentaries discuss the conflicting moral and legal obligations of the\nphysician and the rights and obligations of single mothers, welfare\nrecipients, their c…
Teenage Pregnancy in a Family Context
The Economic Costs and Rewards of Two-Earner, Two-Parent Families
The Evolution of Family Policy
Over the past 50 years, the new field of family policy has built a substantial knowledge base, developed a robust theoretical and analytic framework, and created strong individual and organizational leadership. The field addresses an ever‐widening series of complex and often highly controversial areas of family life and has achieved considerable success. Yet the results of family policy remain largely unknown to and undervalued by academics, poli…
The Necessity of a Family Perspective
Contrary to many reports the family theme in public policy is alive and well. This article argues for a reevaluation of the direction of much previous research and writing about 'family policy.' Efforts should not focus on debates about the content or utility of a 'national family policy' but on the process of policymaking: how to encourage the necessary family perspective in the development, implementation, and monitoring of sound social policy.…
Teenage Pregnancy in a Family Context
Case Studies
A hypothetical case is presented concerning indignant community\nreaction to the artificial insemination of an unmarried woman who then applied\nfor public assistance. The woman had misrepresented to the physician her\nintention of seeking welfare benefits for herself and the child. Two\ncommentaries discuss the conflicting moral and legal obligations of the\nphysician and the rights and obligations of single mothers, welfare\nrecipients, their c…
The Necessity of a Family Perspective
Contrary to many reports the family theme in public policy is alive and well. This article argues for a reevaluation of the direction of much previous research and writing about 'family policy.' Efforts should not focus on debates about the content or utility of a 'national family policy' but on the process of policymaking: how to encourage the necessary family perspective in the development, implementation, and monitoring of sound social policy.…
The Economic Costs and Rewards of Two-Earner, Two-Parent Families
Can Marriage and Relationship Education Be an Effective Policy Tool to Help Low-Income Couples Form and Sustain Healthy Marriages and Relationships? A Review of Lessons Learned
This review summarizes and synthesizes what researchers and practitioners have learned about the potential of public policy support for marriage and relationship education (MRE) to help lower income individuals and couples form and sustain healthy marriages and relationships. In short, this review documents modest, early evidence that low-income couples participate in well-designed MRE programs when they are offered, enjoy the educational experie…
The Evolution of Family Policy
Over the past 50 years, the new field of family policy has built a substantial knowledge base, developed a robust theoretical and analytic framework, and created strong individual and organizational leadership. The field addresses an ever‐widening series of complex and often highly controversial areas of family life and has achieved considerable success. Yet the results of family policy remain largely unknown to and undervalued by academics, poli…
Political science (5 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Public relations (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works)