Working Parents and the Welfare State - Family Change and Policy Reform in Scandinavia (Hardcover, Revised edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Arnlaug Leira
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	194
Edition:	Revised edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-57129-6
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social welfare & social services > Welfare & benefit systems
LSN:	0-521-57129-4
Barcode:	9780521571296

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