Preface: a Dahrendorf inversion and the twilight of the family: the challenge to the conference
The challenge of family system changes for research and policy
pt. I. What do we know: the spread of single-parent families in the United States since 1960
Unmarried cohabitation and parenthood: here to stay? European perspectives
Single-parent poverty, inequality, and the welfare state
Father absence and child well-being: a critical review
pt. II. Commentary on the family: fatherlessness in non-intact families and gender inequalities in intact families: two sides of the same coin?
The developmentalist perspective: a missing voice
Demography, public policy, and "problem" families
pt. III. Policy perspectives: marriage, family, and the welfare of children: a call to action
Progressive family policy in the twenty-first century
Disincentives to care: a critique of U.S. family policy
pt. IV. Making sense of family change and family policy: the value of children
Values, policy, and the family
