No exit : what parents owe their children and what society owes parents /
Alstott, Anne, 1963-
No exit : what parents owe their children and what society owes parents / Anne L. Alstott. - xii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250) and index.
Why continuity of care is important for children and costly for parents -- What is continuity of care? -- The cost of continuity for parents' lives -- Why society imposes the no exit obligation and what society owes parents as a result -- Should society expect parents to provide continuity of care? -- No exit and parental autonomy -- New programs to assist parents -- Caretaker resource accounts -- A closer look at caretaker resource accounts -- Life-planning insurance : extra help for parents of ill or disabled children -- Why workplace programs aren't enough -- Parents and paid work -- Practical limitations of the family-friendly workplace -- Implementation -- Implementing caretaker resource accounts -- Implementing life-planning insurance for parents -- Conclusion : what kind of society? Pt. 1. 1. 2. Pt. 2. 3. 4. Pt. 3. 5. 6. 7. Pt. 4. 8. 9. Pt. 5. 10. 11.
0195162366 9780195162363
2003013060
Parenting.
Parenthood
Child rearing.
Parent and child.
HQ755.8 / .A463 2004
649.1
No exit : what parents owe their children and what society owes parents / Anne L. Alstott. - xii, 254 pages ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-250) and index.
Why continuity of care is important for children and costly for parents -- What is continuity of care? -- The cost of continuity for parents' lives -- Why society imposes the no exit obligation and what society owes parents as a result -- Should society expect parents to provide continuity of care? -- No exit and parental autonomy -- New programs to assist parents -- Caretaker resource accounts -- A closer look at caretaker resource accounts -- Life-planning insurance : extra help for parents of ill or disabled children -- Why workplace programs aren't enough -- Parents and paid work -- Practical limitations of the family-friendly workplace -- Implementation -- Implementing caretaker resource accounts -- Implementing life-planning insurance for parents -- Conclusion : what kind of society? Pt. 1. 1. 2. Pt. 2. 3. 4. Pt. 3. 5. 6. 7. Pt. 4. 8. 9. Pt. 5. 10. 11.
0195162366 9780195162363
2003013060
Parenting.
Parenthood
Child rearing.
Parent and child.
HQ755.8 / .A463 2004
649.1