Patricia Spakes
Biographic Data
| ID | 229961 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patricia Spakes |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patricia |
| FAMILY NAME | Spakes |
| SIGNATURE | SPAKES P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Michigan University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 12 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Equality and Family Policy in International Perspective
This three country comparison uses case studies of family policy in Britain, Canada and the US to explain how governments utilize family policies to maintain patriarchal systems and to promote labor force and economic goals. The paper examines how equality/difference theories are applied in family policy. Propositions are developed in order to provide a basis for developing new approaches to family policy based on gender equality
Policy research and the voices of women
It has been argued that even in areas where women are the most directly affected by policy decisions, their views and experiences are often not elicited and that even when women are included in policy research, the outcomes reflect the (male) researcher's individual biases and preconceived assumptions. The heavy reliance on quantitative methods and structured questionnaires often obscures multiple perspectives and the diversity among research sub…
Women, Work, and Babies
This analysis of the family-labor market policies of three European countries—Sweden, the former East Germany, and the former West Germany—contends that the major influences on such policies are the labor needs of the economic system; state-promoted notions of equality of opportunity versus equality of result; and public attitudes toward gender, motherhood, and equality. It demonstrates the contradiction inherent in policies that seek both to pro…
Perspectives of Women on Family and Social Policy
This article reports on a unique study that was designed to hear the diverse voices of women on policy issues related to families in crisis. The study provided insights into how women define family, how they perceive families in crisis, and what they identify as important policy issues. The implications for policy development are discussed
National Family Policy
This article compares the current approach to family policy in the United States with Sweden's family policy, focusing on the connection between family supports and labor market policy. The goal is to clarify the real impact of Swedish family policy on women and the limitations of the approach advocated in the United States. "Women-friendly" policies, which foster equality of opportunity and equality of result, are the suggested policy directions
A Feminist Case Against National Family Policy
This paper examines the goals of current family policy proposals from a feminist perspective. It reveals the fundamental pronatalist values that are inherent in such proposals. It reviews recent research that raises questions regarding the actual impact of Scandinavian family policies (which are often used as a model), in terms of actually achieving the stated objective of enhancing equality between the sexes. It briefly explores the family polic…
Reshaping the Goals of Family Policy
Social workers and feminists have been strong advocates for the development of a national family policy that, they argue, will contribute to equality between the sexes. This article demonstrates why this contention is not true and why current proposab for a family policy warrant concern, rather than support from feminists. It reviezus feminist critiques of the family as a source of women's oppression, the pronatalist nature of this society, the p…
The Ties That Bind
Children of working parents
Mandatory Work Registration for Welfare Parents
The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of the AFDC mandatory work registration policy on AFDC clients and their families using data from telephone interviews with 102 welfare clients from Milwaukee and LaCrosse counties in Wisconsin. The data suggested that, while the majority of clients reported that the policy had no effect on them individually or on their families, 19% reported positive and 28% negative individual effects; 5% repo…
Women, Work, and Babies
This analysis of the family-labor market policies of three European countries—Sweden, the former East Germany, and the former West Germany—contends that the major influences on such policies are the labor needs of the economic system; state-promoted notions of equality of opportunity versus equality of result; and public attitudes toward gender, motherhood, and equality. It demonstrates the contradiction inherent in policies that seek both to pro…
Reshaping the Goals of Family Policy
Social workers and feminists have been strong advocates for the development of a national family policy that, they argue, will contribute to equality between the sexes. This article demonstrates why this contention is not true and why current proposab for a family policy warrant concern, rather than support from feminists. It reviezus feminist critiques of the family as a source of women's oppression, the pronatalist nature of this society, the p…
Perspectives of Women on Family and Social Policy
This article reports on a unique study that was designed to hear the diverse voices of women on policy issues related to families in crisis. The study provided insights into how women define family, how they perceive families in crisis, and what they identify as important policy issues. The implications for policy development are discussed
National Family Policy
This article compares the current approach to family policy in the United States with Sweden's family policy, focusing on the connection between family supports and labor market policy. The goal is to clarify the real impact of Swedish family policy on women and the limitations of the approach advocated in the United States. "Women-friendly" policies, which foster equality of opportunity and equality of result, are the suggested policy directions
Mandatory Work Registration for Welfare Parents
The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of the AFDC mandatory work registration policy on AFDC clients and their families using data from telephone interviews with 102 welfare clients from Milwaukee and LaCrosse counties in Wisconsin. The data suggested that, while the majority of clients reported that the policy had no effect on them individually or on their families, 19% reported positive and 28% negative individual effects; 5% repo…
Mandatory Work Registration for Welfare Parents
The purpose of this paper was to examine the impact of the AFDC mandatory work registration policy on AFDC clients and their families using data from telephone interviews with 102 welfare clients from Milwaukee and LaCrosse counties in Wisconsin. The data suggested that, while the majority of clients reported that the policy had no effect on them individually or on their families, 19% reported positive and 28% negative individual effects; 5% repo…
Children of working parents
The Ties That Bind
A Feminist Case Against National Family Policy
This paper examines the goals of current family policy proposals from a feminist perspective. It reveals the fundamental pronatalist values that are inherent in such proposals. It reviews recent research that raises questions regarding the actual impact of Scandinavian family policies (which are often used as a model), in terms of actually achieving the stated objective of enhancing equality between the sexes. It briefly explores the family polic…
Reshaping the Goals of Family Policy
Social workers and feminists have been strong advocates for the development of a national family policy that, they argue, will contribute to equality between the sexes. This article demonstrates why this contention is not true and why current proposab for a family policy warrant concern, rather than support from feminists. It reviezus feminist critiques of the family as a source of women's oppression, the pronatalist nature of this society, the p…
National Family Policy
This article compares the current approach to family policy in the United States with Sweden's family policy, focusing on the connection between family supports and labor market policy. The goal is to clarify the real impact of Swedish family policy on women and the limitations of the approach advocated in the United States. "Women-friendly" policies, which foster equality of opportunity and equality of result, are the suggested policy directions
Perspectives of Women on Family and Social Policy
This article reports on a unique study that was designed to hear the diverse voices of women on policy issues related to families in crisis. The study provided insights into how women define family, how they perceive families in crisis, and what they identify as important policy issues. The implications for policy development are discussed
Policy research and the voices of women
It has been argued that even in areas where women are the most directly affected by policy decisions, their views and experiences are often not elicited and that even when women are included in policy research, the outcomes reflect the (male) researcher's individual biases and preconceived assumptions. The heavy reliance on quantitative methods and structured questionnaires often obscures multiple perspectives and the diversity among research sub…
Women, Work, and Babies
This analysis of the family-labor market policies of three European countries—Sweden, the former East Germany, and the former West Germany—contends that the major influences on such policies are the labor needs of the economic system; state-promoted notions of equality of opportunity versus equality of result; and public attitudes toward gender, motherhood, and equality. It demonstrates the contradiction inherent in policies that seek both to pro…
Equality and Family Policy in International Perspective
This three country comparison uses case studies of family policy in Britain, Canada and the US to explain how governments utilize family policies to maintain patriarchal systems and to promote labor force and economic goals. The paper examines how equality/difference theories are applied in family policy. Propositions are developed in order to provide a basis for developing new approaches to family policy based on gender equality
Political science (8 works) · Economics (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Gender, Labor, and Family Dynamics (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Gender Studies (4 works) · Social Policy and Reform Studies (4 works)