Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia: Gender Relations in Welfare States

ISBN-13: 9781861346452 / Angielski / Miękka / 2006 / 296 str.

Anne Lise Ellingster; Anne Lise Ellingsaeter; Arnlaug Leira

Opis

How to respond to the needs of working parents has become a pressing social policy issue in contemporary Western Europe. This book highlights the politicising of parenthood in the Scandinavian welfare states - focusing on the relationship between parents and the state, and the ongoing renegotiations between the public and the private.