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Family Policy Paradoxes
Asa Lundqvist
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Description for Family Policy Paradoxes
Hardback. Examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden since 1930. This title draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family', and the aspiration to regulate the family and install gender equality. It is suitable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender and gender equality. Num Pages: 168 pages. BIC Classification: 1DNS; 3JJ; JFSJ; JHBK; JPQB; KCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 14. Weight in Grams: 444.
Family policy paradoxes examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden between 1930 and today. It draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family' and the aspiration to regulate the family and establish gender equality, thereby shedding light on ongoing policy processes within Europe and how these can be understood in the light of a particular political experience. The book is valuable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender, gender equality and welfare state development in gender studies, sociology, social and public policy, social work, politics and social/contemporary history
Family policy paradoxes examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden between 1930 and today. It draws attention to the political attempts to create a 'modern family' and the aspiration to regulate the family and establish gender equality, thereby shedding light on ongoing policy processes within Europe and how these can be understood in the light of a particular political experience. The book is valuable for researchers, lecturers, undergraduate and graduate students who study gender, gender equality and welfare state development in gender studies, sociology, social and public policy, social work, politics and social/contemporary history
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
168
Condition
New
Number of Pages
168
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847424556
SKU
V9781847424556
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Ref
99-50
About Asa Lundqvist
Åsa Lundqvist is Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Lund University, Sweden. Her research interests include feminist analysis of the history of the welfare state and welfare policies, especially the intersectional relation between labour market regulation and social and family policies.
Reviews for Family Policy Paradoxes
"This is a well-researched and thought-provoking book." Citizen's Income Trust Newsletter