
Working Parents and the Welfare State
Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia
Arnlaug Leira(Author)
Cambridge University Press
Published on 30. April 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
184 pages
978-0-521-57776-2 (ISBN)
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Description
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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Review of the hardback: 'This is a timely study which details important changes and their significance.' Journal of Social PolicyMore details
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
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Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-521-57776-2 (9780521577762)
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Content
1. Introduction: changes in the social order; 2. Politicising childcare; 3. Work, family and the welfare state: problems of reconciliation; 4. Parental leave: childcare refamilised; 5. From mother's wage to parental choice: cash benefits for childcare; 6. Childcare as a social right: family change and policy reform.