Working Parents and the Welfare State: Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia - Couverture souple

Leira, Arnlaug

 
9780521144971: Working Parents and the Welfare State: Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521144973 ISBN 13 : 9780521144971
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2010

Synopsis

The mass entry of women into the labour market, the decline of the male breadwinner norm and the rise of the dual-earner family have all profoundly transformed the societies of the Western industrialised world. This book argues that childcare has become increasingly 'defamilised' or collectivised as mothers have joined the labour market, causing significant impact on welfare policies. As a result, the complex relationship between family change and policy reform calls for a rethinking of the relationship between the welfare state, labour markets and working parents. Rather than concentrating on the changing models of motherhood, Leira advocates the need to consider the effects of the gendered division of work and welfare on fathers' opportunities to be supported as carers for children. Her analysis incorporates important new empirical data from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The mass entry of women into the labour market, the decline of the male breadwinner norm and the rise of the dual-earner family have all profoundly transformed the societies of the Western industrialised world. This book argues that childcare has become increasingly 'defamilised' or collectivised as mothers have joined the labour market, causing significant impact on welfare policies. As a result, the complex relationship between family change and policy reform calls for a rethinking of the relationship between the welfare state, labour markets and working parents. Rather than concentrating on the changing models of motherhood, Leira advocates the need to consider the effects of the gendered division of work and welfare on fathers' opportunities to be supported as carers for children. Her analysis incorporates important new empirical data from Finland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden.

Revue de presse

Review of the hardback: 'This is a timely study which details important changes and their significance.' Journal of Social Policy

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521144973
ISBN 13 
9780521144971
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
192
Coordonnées du fabricant
Buchpark GmbH
https://www.buchpark.de

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Brandenburg
14959
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521571296: Working Parents and the Welfare State: Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521571294 ISBN 13 :  9780521571296
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2002
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