What is it about?

Parenting is not only a private and family issue. It is currently a political issue. In my work, I explain the way this policy is emerging and impacting French family policies.

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Why is it important?

Parenting is a very demanding and challenging work which necessitates time and attention. Nowadays, it is also considered as a source of problems. Political actors, experts and media contribute to this construction of parents as the problem. We adopt a critical perspective on this policy framing.

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This page is a summary of: Parenting Support in France: Policy in an Ideological Battlefield, Social Policy and Society, June 2015, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1017/s147474641500024x.
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