The Development of Public Policy Affecting the Relationship Between Home and Work

这个项目考察了二战以来联邦政策的发展，以规范家庭和工作之间的关系。这类政策规定了工作组织如何对待根据家庭状况界定的个人。该项目侧重于政策制定的三个方面：国会议程上和议程外的问题的移动，替代提案的制定，以及立法的颁布。影响政策制定的因素将包括专家的关切、媒体报道、利益团体和社会运动的活动以及公众舆论。PI将分析从政府文件、报纸、专业期刊和民意调查中收集的政策建议的内容。结果将是对一个主要政策领域的分析，这将有助于对其他问题领域的研究。

This project examines the development since World War II of federal policies to regulate the relationship between home and work. Such policies specify how work organizations are to treat individuals defined in terms of their family status. The project focuses on three aspects of policy development: the movement of issues on and off the congressional agenda, the development of alternative proposals, and the enactment of legislation. Factors affecting policy development will include the concerns of experts, media coverage, activities of interest groups and social movements, and public opinion. The PI will analyze the contents of policy proposals, gathered from government documents, reports in newspapers, specialized journals, and public opinion polls. The results will be an analysis of a major policy area, which will aid the study of other issue areas.