Politicising parenthood in Scandinavia

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.Â

Summary

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.

Product details

• Assisted by: Anne Lise Ellings¿¦ter (Editor), Anne Ellingsæter (Editor), Anne Lise Ellingsaeter (Editor), Anne Lise (Department of Sociology and Human Geography Ellingsaeter (Editor), Arnlaug Leira (Editor), Arnlaug (Department of Sociology and Human Geography Leira (Editor)
• Publisher: Policy Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781861346452
• ISBN: 978-1-86134-645-2
• No. of pages: 298
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 234 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 456 g
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Nordeuropa, Skandinavien, Politik der National- Zentral- oder Bundesregierung, Gender Studies: Gruppen