The Growing Role of the State in the Family

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-61
Author(s):  
Stephen Baskerville
Keyword(s):  
Family Policy ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
The State ◽  
Parental Rights ◽  
Recent Experience ◽  
Modern History ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Family ◽  
Government Bureaucracy

The role of the state in the family has been increasing, arguably,since the beginning of modern history. Historical sociologists like CarleZimmerman suggested that modern history has been characterizedby a gradual increase in the power of the state and that this growthis inversely proportionate to the declining importance of the family.The very field and concept of “family policy” presupposes that the fa-mily is a legitimate sphere of life for state intervention and activity. Yetthe intervention of the state may be like the touch of Midas: that whichit touches it destroys. If scholars like Zimmerman are correct, then themore the state intervenes in the family, the more we can expect the fa-mily to decline. This is borne out by recent experience, and very logicalreasons may be adduced for this and very clear manifestations in are-as like family integrity, parental rights, child welfare, and the increasein family-connected bureaucracies associated with the welfare state.Often our only acceptable response to the problems created by govern-ment intervention is more government intervention. Not only can thecure be worse than the disease; the cure canbe the disease. The resultis ever-more-powerful and ever-more-intrusive government bureaucracy– all purporting to solve the problems created by the previously policiesand the previous bureaucracy. The only way to break this vicious cycle isto discard some of our sacred assumptions about what constitutes familyhealth and to accept a new understanding of the relations between thefamily and the state.

scholarly journals [email protected]: Mapping the Landscape of the “Century of the Child”

1999 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen May
Keyword(s):  
Early Childhood ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
The State ◽  
Political Discourses ◽  
Aotearoa New Zealand ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Family ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Emergence Of Institutions

The “Century of the Child” was so named in 1900 by the Swedish writer Ellen Key. In its concluding year, this chapter sketches some maps of childhood in “Aotearoa New Zealand” in terms of: changes in how our society has viewed “children before five”; the emergence of institutions outside of the family to care and educate the “before fives”; different constructions of “before five” childhood and child institutions for Maori and Pakeha; the present context of early childhood services sited amidst new economic and political discourses that are transforming the role of the state.

The Role of the State In the Family

2019 ◽  
pp. 195-215
Author(s):  
Bernadette Lanciaux
Keyword(s):  
The State ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Family

Family Matters

Philosophy ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 581-594
Author(s):  
John Haldane
Keyword(s):  
Common Good ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Parental Authority ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Natural Operation ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Common

Governments and international bodies continue to praise the family for its service to the good of individuals and of society. Among its important contributions are the rearing of children and the care of the elderly. So far as the former is concerned, however, the family is subject to increasing criticism and suggestions are made for further state intervention, particularly in the area of education. In response to this challenge I consider the natural operation of the family in relation to the development of children, and examine the implications of this for the role of the state in promoting, protecting or interfering with family life. Relating this to the issue of autonomy I argue that the sort of liberalism that lies behind the increasing criticism of parental authority is unable to find a place for the common good of family because of its commitment to neutrality between life-shaping values. I conclude that the best advice that philosophers might offer to policy makers is to make it possible for families to flourish in the ways they themselves recognise to be best.

scholarly journals THE ROLE OF THE STATE IN INDUSTRIAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS IN NIGERIA

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-52
Author(s):  
Anthony Ideh DUMEBI ◽  
Adedoyinsola Olajumoke SHONUGA,
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Dispute Settlement ◽  
Industrial Relations ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
The State ◽  
Research Approach ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Industrial Dispute ◽  
Industrial Disputes

Disputes and dispute resolutions are part and parcel of any functional industrial relations system. Therefore, the need to resolve them equitably, efficiently and effectively for the benefit of the actors is of paramount importance. The objective of this study is to examine the State intervention in dispute settlement and its contributions in peaceful resolution of disputes in Nigeria. The paper adopted the qualitative research approach. Relevant data were collected from the Lagos offices of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the Industrial Arbitration Panel and the National Industrial Court. The study found that the various pieces of legislation enacted by the State have positively impacted on the settlement of Industrial Disputes in Nigeria. However, it was observed that despite the positive contributions, there are still some areas for improvement. The study therefore made the following recommendations; that the powers of the Minister of Labour and Employment should be restricted to create an enabling industrial relations environment for the actors and that the parties to disputes should be allowed the choice of which method of disputes settlement to use among other recommendations.

scholarly journals Collisions Regarding еhe Participation of the Prosecutor in Civil Procedure

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 87-95
Author(s):  
Illia Yarosh
Keyword(s):  
Social Role ◽  
Civil Procedure ◽  
The State ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Civil Proceedings ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Code

The author of the article describes the collisions regarding the participation of the prosecutor in the civil procedure. It is mentioned that the emergence of collisions regarding the participation of the prosecutor in the civil procedure is associated with the reform and adoption of the new civil procedure legislation, as well as the amendments to the Constitution of Ukraine. The collisions which have arisen between the Constitution of Ukraine and the Law of Ukraine “On the Prosecutor’s Office” of 2014 and the Family Code of Ukraine are described. According to the Constitution of Ukraine, the prosecutor is deprived of the function of representation of citizens, and now has the function of representing the state in the civil procedure. It is mentioned that the legislator erroneously substantiates the existence in the laws of Ukraine, which contradict the constitutional norms, of such functions of the prosecutor as the representation of citizens and protection of children’s rights by the social role of the state. The State ombudsman should perform these functions, and the state should develop the institution of the free legal aid. The author analyzes the scientific publications of the last four years and emphasizes the contradictory points in them. It is mentioned that not all scientists have consistently considered the participation of the prosecutor in the civil procedure. Today not only society but also scientists interpret the laws differently due to the shortcomings of the legislation. It is separately substantiated that the prosecutor is the official representative of the state, defending its interests in court. So the plaintiff in cases, where there is no state body that can file a lawsuit, should be the state but not the prosecutor. It is emphasized that the legislation of Ukraine regarding the participation of the prosecutor in civil proceedings has to be brought in line with the provisions of the Constitution of Ukraine. The prosecutor must perform only the functions specified in the Constitution of Ukraine. In this case, the principles of the rule of law and a democratic social state will be maintained.

scholarly journals Discontinuous continuity: Structural change and its (divergent) meanings in Latin American structuralism and neo-structuralism

2020 ◽  
Vol 39 (80) ◽  
pp. 445-469
Author(s):  
Emilia Ormaechea ◽  
Víctor Ramiro Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Latin American ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
The State ◽  
Global Context ◽  
Role Of The State

This paper analyses the continuities and discontinuities regarding the concept of structural change in Latin American structuralism and neo-structuralism and considers the global context in which these ideas and their variations are produced. In this sense, the transformations of capitalism from 1950 onwards are taken into account as are the diagnoses and strategies promoted by the ECLAC to ultimately achieve structural change through structuralism and neo-structuralism. How the role of the state is conceived in each of these contexts and the consequences derived from state intervention to promote the structural change are also analysed.

scholarly journals Analysis of social problems of large families (based on a regional research)

2020 ◽  
pp. 118-123
Author(s):  
N.E. Prodiblokh ◽  
Z.Yu. Tuguz
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Family Policy ◽  
Current System ◽  
The State ◽  
State Support ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Dependent Behavior ◽  
Large Families ◽  
The Republic

The research is aimed at identifying the problems of large families in the region, determining the role of the state in solving them, as well as studying the reasoned proposals of large families to expand and improve measures of state social support. The relevance of the topic is due not only to the important role of large families in the structure of its institution and society as a whole, but also to the fact that in the current socio-economic conditions it becomes almost impossible for the independent existence of this category without state support. In order to identify the optimal directions of the state social family policy, empirical sociological data have been obtained using the method of sociological survey of a sample of large families in the Republic of Adygea. The results have made it possible to identify the most effective measures of state support for large families, as well as, to improve social support programs, to identify contradictions and shortcomings of the current system that require further improvement. At the same time, solving the problem of social financing, highlighted by the respondents as a priority, cannot fully eliminate the remaining problems of large families, and insufficient attention to the issues of employment and education of the studied category will create the basis for the formation of a dependent behavior.

Attitudes towards Entrepreneurship in Singapore: The Role of the State in Cultural Transition

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-339 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexius Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Economic Policy ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
State Intervention ◽  
Economic Incentives ◽  
The State ◽  
Cultural Transition ◽  
Low Level ◽  
Role Of The State ◽  
Entrepreneurial Society

AbstractIn 2001, due to Singapore's low level of entrepreneurship, the state introduced an economic policy known as the Technopreneurship 21 programme. Along with many economic incentives and structural changes, the state has also embarked upon an ideological campaign to create a more pro-entrepreneurial society. This study focuses on examining the attitudes of undergraduates towards entrepreneurship as a means of understanding the Singapore state's ability to 'change' mindsets. It finds that although the respondents still feel that Singapore is currently still un-entrepreneurial, they are very positive for the future. Indeed, the undergraduates even felt that the best way for Singapore to become pro-entrepreneurial was for more state intervention. This paper concludes that because of the capacity and capability of the highly interventionist Singapore government, it is a key agent in the process of cultural transition in Singapore.

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