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When a policy or program is established, the Family Impact Lens can help us:

Samantha and Michael are looking to adopt a child from China. They go through a reputable adoption agency here in Florida that promises to get them a child quickly. When they go to China to meet their new child, they realize that the child has no documentation and that they cannot identify what adoption agency or foster care system the child is coming from. The agency in Florida assures the family that the adoption is legal but Samantha has her concerns. After doing some investigation, Samantha finds out that the child has been abducted from his/her parents. Which international convention law is being violated?

Which of the following trends did NOT influence how policy decisions are shaped?

One marker of a strong economy is ___?

Leonard is a single father who has a job that requires mandatory overtime. His daughter recently caught the flu and cannot return to school until her fever is reduced for over 24 hours. Leonard does not have any extra income to hire a babysitter, and he cannot risk losing his job. This is an example of family marginalization from which public policy domain?

The difference between family policy and family law is ____?

Which theory helps explain how public policy is one system that interacts with other systems (community, family, etc.) to influence individual learning and behaviors?

The marriage penalty is an example of family marginalization from which public policy domain?

After a contentious meeting during the 1980 White House Conference, family policy was moved off the political agenda. This time was referred to as:

When a policy or program is implemented, using the Family Impact Lens you may ask yourself: