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I will pay for the following essay Does the state have a responsabilty to intervene in family life where there are problems discuss, in a contemporary context. The essay is to be 17 pages with three t

I will pay for the following essay Does the state have a responsabilty to intervene in family life where there are problems discuss, in a contemporary context. The essay is to be 17 pages with three to five sources, with in-text citations and a reference page.

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According to Horn (1999), the state has the responsibility to intervene if a parent is unable to protect his children from preventable harm. Additionally, many problems exist in most families that some political wings, left and right wingers believe requires the government’s intervention, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government (2013). However, not everyone in the political arena supports the state’s intervention in family life, citing that it amounts to interference with the private life of a parent. Based on the opposing views, this paper seeks to answer the question of whether the state has a responsibility to intervene in family life whenever there is a problem. History of family support The history of family support dates back to 1970s when the concept was born in Chicago (Millar and Warman1996, p.6). The idea was born out of the initiative of the parents with children with disabilities that felt the need to get support from the government. The initiative is said to have taken place throughout the United States alongside the formation of parent groups at this time. The concept of family support later spread very first to European countries such as the U.K. and then to the rest of the world. The Department for Communities and Local Government (2013) reports that by 1990s, the family support concept had grown as it could now be reported in the field of developmental disabilities, intellectual, and part of local and state service system in the United State. Now, the family support services are seen as one of the best means of providing the needed support to families and their children. The support is provided mainly under situations where the state deem it necessary to provide the needed support, according to Millar and Warman (1996, p.8). Evidence shows that the support provided through the state intervention has been witnessed mainly when the government feels that the family if facing a problem that requires its intervention for the good of the family and society. Family and the State Dingwall, Eekelaar, and Murray (1995, p.9) define a family as “the basic social unit.” In other words, a family is made up of two or more people affiliated by affinity, blood, or co-residence. A family can be nuclear or extended family. Nuclear family consists of the father, mother, and children affiliated by blood. Extended family, on the other hand, consist of the uncles, aunts, and nephews who are not necessary affiliated by blood. As earlier stated, a family can go beyond blood relation and include people residing close to one another making it a single unit. A state, according to Dingwall, Eekelaar, and Murray (1995, p.9), is an organization exercising legitimate power. The fact that the state is allowed to exercise legitimate power gives it the mandate to intervene on families matters in case of a problem that it deems require its intervention. The British government, for example, has the legitimate power to exercise coercion on its citizens. This allows it to intervene on families matters for the good of the society and the country at large.

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