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public policy issues and families  

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  • This entry describes current thinking about a significant type of public policy in the United States—family policy. As the diversity of U.S. society and culture has continued to grow, there has been corresponding debate and discussion of the meaning of the concept family. [Source: Encyclopedia of Human Relationships; Families, Public Policy Issues and]

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