The supportive state [electronic resource] : families, government, and America's political ideals / Maxine Eichner. Eichner, Maxine. Family policy United States. Families United States. HQ536 306.850973 22 Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on print version record. There is broad agreement among politicians & policymakers that the family is a critical institution of American life. Yet the role that the state should play with respect to family ties among citizens remains deeply contested. This controversy over the state's role underlies a broad range of public policy debates. New York ; Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2010. c2010. 2010 Text 1 online resource (ix, 198 p.) http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195343212.001.0001 eng United States. United States.