Politicising Parenthood in Scandinavia: Gender Relations in the Welfare State

by Anne Lise Ellingsaeter (Editor), Arnlaug Leira (Editor)

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  Paperback
  2006

  $36.39

  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.