Representing the family: How does the state 'think family'?

Policy and politics

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-18

  Cornford, James ^a   Baines, Susan ^b   Wilson, Rob ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Family; Information sharing; Records; Representation

Indexed keywords

FAMILY STRUCTURE; INFORMATION SYSTEM; PUBLIC SERVICE; RECORD; SOCIAL POLICY;

EID: 84875068860     PISSN: 03055736     EISSN: 14708442     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/030557312X645838     Document Type: Article

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