Working Parents and the Welfare State : Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia
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'This is a timely study which details important changes and their significance.' Journal of Social Policy
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The mass entry of women into the labor 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 industrialized world. This book argues that childcare has become increasingly "defamilized" or collectivized as mothers have joined the labor 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, labor 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.
Working Parents and the Welfare State: Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia,Arnlaug Leira,Cambridge University Press,0521571294,Family / Parenting / Childbirth,Family policy,Gender Studies,General,Political Science,Politics/International Relations,Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare,Scandinavia,Welfare state,Work and family,Family policy--Scandinavia,Family welfare,Social Science / Gender Studies
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