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Culture and Welfare State

Author : Wim van Oorschot
Publisher : Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1848440235
Total Pages : 337 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (484 download)

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Download or read book Culture and Welfare State written by Wim van Oorschot and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: . . . the book focuses on a very interesting and important. . . dimension of welfare analysis. . . the book provides a very rich and interesting range of analyses of the complex links between culture and welfare state. It deserves to be read both by advanced undergraduates and academics working in this area, and perhaps should also be read by policy-makers and politicians as a useful corrective to an overly economistic approach to welfare in the straitened years ahead. Rob Sykes, Social Policy and Administration The essays in this collection advance cultural analysis of the welfare state by describing the experiences of a large array of developed nations. . . Highly recommended. D. Stoesz, Choice Culture and Welfare State provides comparative studies on the interplay between cultural factors and welfare policies. Starting with an analysis of the historical and cultural foundations of Western European welfare states, reflected in the competing ideologies of liberalism, conservatism and socialism, the book goes on to compare the Western European welfare model to those in North America, Asia and Central and Eastern Europe. Comprehensive and engaging, this volume examines not only the relationships between cultural change and welfare restructuring, taking empirical evidence from policy reforms in contemporary Europe, but also the popular legitimacy of welfare, focusing particularly on the underlying values, beliefs and attitudes of people in European countries. This book will be of great interest to sociologists and political scientists, as well as social policy experts interested in a cultural perspective on the welfare state.

How Welfare States Care

Author : Monique Kremer
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
ISBN 13 : 9053569758
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (535 download)

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Download or read book How Welfare States Care written by Monique Kremer and published by Amsterdam University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Though women’s employment patterns in Europe have been changing drastically over several decades, the repercussions of this social revolution are just beginning to garner serious attention. Many scholars have presumed that diversity and change in women’s employment is based on the structures of welfare states and women’s responses to economic incentives and disincentives to join the workforce; How Welfare States Care provides in-depth analysis of women’s employment and childcare patterns, taxation, social security, and maternity leave provisions in order to show this logic does not hold. Combining economic, sociological, and psychological insights, Kremer demonstrates that care is embedded in welfare states and that European women are motivated by culturally and morally-shaped ideals of care that are embedded in welfare states—and less by economic reality.

Culture and the Politics of Welfare

Author : J. Hudson
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 113745749X
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (374 download)

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Download or read book Culture and the Politics of Welfare written by J. Hudson and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text offers an in-depth examination of the influence of culture on welfare states. It suggests new ways in which cross-national differences in culture might be measured and, using a range of approaches, utilizes these measures to explore the role culture plays in shaping differences in social policy frameworks across high income countries.

From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State

Author : David T. Beito
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 0807860557
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book From Mutual Aid to the Welfare State written by David T. Beito and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2003-06-19 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, more Americans belonged to fraternal societies than to any other kind of voluntary association, with the possible exception of churches. Despite the stereotypical image of the lodge as the exclusive domain of white men, fraternalism cut across race, class, and gender lines to include women, African Americans, and immigrants. Exploring the history and impact of fraternal societies in the United States, David Beito uncovers the vital importance they had in the social and fiscal lives of millions of American families. Much more than a means of addressing deep-seated cultural, psychological, and gender needs, fraternal societies gave Americans a way to provide themselves with social-welfare services that would otherwise have been inaccessible, Beito argues. In addition to creating vast social and mutual aid networks among the poor and in the working class, they made affordable life and health insurance available to their members and established hospitals, orphanages, and homes for the elderly. Fraternal societies continued their commitment to mutual aid even into the early years of the Great Depression, Beito says, but changing cultural attitudes and the expanding welfare state eventually propelled their decline.

Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women's Employment in Europe

Author : Birgit Pfau-Effinger
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351944711
Total Pages : 225 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (519 download)

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Book Synopsis Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women's Employment in Europe by : Birgit Pfau-Effinger

Download or read book Development of Culture, Welfare States and Women's Employment in Europe written by Birgit Pfau-Effinger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This refreshing volume introduces a theory for explaining cross-national differences in the social practice of women (and men) in the areas of family and employment. This provides a theoretical framework for the ensuing comprehensive cross-national analysis of the degree and forms of labour market integration of women in three European countries - Finland, West Germany and the Netherlands - from the 1950s until 2000. Cross-national differences are explained with a focus on cultural change and the development of welfare state, labour markets, the family and social movements. It is evident that change took place along different development paths that were based on deep-rooted historical differences in the cultural ideals of the family. Such historical differences and their explanations also form part of the analysis. The results of this survey contribute to the further development of cross-national sociology on social change, social and gender inequality, welfare state, labour markets and family structures.

American Values and Social Welfare

Author : John E. Tropman
Publisher : Prentice Hall
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book American Values and Social Welfare written by John E. Tropman and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1989 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cover title: American values & social welfare.

Social and Secure?

Author : Hans Bak
Publisher : Vu University Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 428 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Social and Secure? written by Hans Bak and published by Vu University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers a comparative and multidisciplinary inquiry into the welfare state settings of the Netherlands, the United States and Canada. Introductory chapters define the terms and present sociological reflections on the welfare state. Subsequent sections explore the different historical trajectories of the welfare state in the three countries; the literary and filmic renderings of life and culture in the welfare state and recent welfare politics, including policies, covert motives and emerging trends.

The Welfare State

Author : David Garland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199672660
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (996 download)

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Download or read book The Welfare State written by David Garland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 'Very Short Introduction' discusses the necessity of welfare states in modern capitalist societies. Situating social policy in an historical, sociological, and comparative perspective, David Garland brings a new understanding to familiar debates, policies, and institutions.

Multiculturalism and the Welfare State

Author : Will Kymlicka
Publisher : Oxford University Press on Demand
ISBN 13 : 0199289182
Total Pages : 422 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (992 download)

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Download or read book Multiculturalism and the Welfare State written by Will Kymlicka and published by Oxford University Press on Demand. This book was released on 2006 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: And political foundations of the welfare state, and indeed about our most basic concepts of citizenship and national identity

The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society

Author : Jason L. Powell
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1441900667
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (419 download)

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Download or read book The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society written by Jason L. Powell and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-10 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In recent years, major social forces such as: ageing populations, social trends, migration patterns, and the globalization of economies, have reshaped social welfare policies and practices across the globe. Multinational corporations, NGOs, and other international organizations have begun to influence social policy at a national and local level. Among the many ramifications of these changes is that globalizing influences may hinder the ability of individual nation-states to effect policies that are beneficial to them on a local level. With contributions from thirteen countries worldwide, this collected work represents the first major comparative analysis on the effect of globalization on the international welfare state. The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society is divided into two major sections: the first draws from a number of leading social welfare researchers from diverse countries who point to the nation-state as case studies; highlighting how it goes about establishing and revising social welfare provisions. The second portion of the volume then moves to a more global perspective in its analysis and questioning of the impact of globalization on citizenship, ageing and marketization. The Welfare State in Post-Industrial Society seeks to encourage debate about the implications of the most pressing social welfare issues in nation-states, and integrate analyses of policy and practice in particular countries struggling to provide social welfare support for their needy populations.

Variations of the Welfare State

Author : Franz-Xaver Kaufmann
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642225497
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Variations of the Welfare State written by Franz-Xaver Kaufmann and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-15 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the burgeoning literature on welfare regimes and typologies, this comparative study offers a stimulating new perspective. Kaufmann, the doyen of the sociology of social policy in Germany, emphasizes norms, culture and history, in contrast to political economy approaches. Comparing Britain, Sweden, France and Germany, Kaufmann highlights the „idiosyncrasy” of each welfare state: countries are compared with regard to their state traditions and the relationship between state and civil society; their national “social questions”; their economic systems, including the unions and labour law; social security and redistribution; and their personal social services and education. The socio-cultural approach enables Kaufmann to show that not all modern states are welfare states. Some are just „capitalism“ (the USA), others are „socialism“ (the former Soviet Union). In this light, the (essentially North-West European) welfare state is portrayed as a third way between capitalism and socialism.

Agents of the Welfare State

Author : C. Jewell
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 023060725X
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book Agents of the Welfare State written by C. Jewell and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how responsiveness in European welfare programs is institutionalized through nationally distinct legal foundations, professional traditions, and resource networks, while revealing how resource scarcities threaten to erode these capabilities.

Changing Welfare, Changing States

Author : John Clarke
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761942030
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (42 download)

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Download or read book Changing Welfare, Changing States written by John Clarke and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-05-24 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: `John Clarke brings a fresh, critical, "idiosyncratic" eye to the task of thinking about the ways in which states do welfare. He paints a rich and broad canvas, using a palette that blends social, cultural, political and economic perspectives. Changing Welfare, Changing States is an important addition to the welfare state literature′ - Ruth Lister, Professor of Social Policy, Loughborough University. What has happened to welfare states? Are we witnessing the end of welfare, the survival of the welfare state, or welfare states in transition? Changing Welfare, Changing States disentangles the various answers to these questions, inviting us to think differently about the remaking of the relationships between welfare, state and nation. Informed by the `cultural turn′ in the social sciences, the book reflects a commitment to the importance of rethinking social policy at a time when social, political and intellectual certainties have been profoundly unsettled. Key features of the book include: } a thought-provoking approach - encourages students to ′rethink′ welfare states. } broad coverage - engages with a range of approaches to the study of welfare states, drawing on social policy, politics, sociology, anthropology and cultural studies. } contributes to key debates on: globalization, neo-liberalism, changing forms of governance and conflicts over citizenship in the contemporary remaking of welfare states. Written by a leading academic in the field, the book has a flowing narrative and clear structure that makes it accessible to and popular with students and academics alike. It is an invaluable resource for undergraduates and postgraduates in the field of social policy and will also be of interest to students and researchers in related disciplines such as sociology, politics, anthropology and cultural studies.

Scandinavian Penal History, Culture and Prison Practice

Author : Peter Scharff Smith
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1137585293
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (375 download)

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Download or read book Scandinavian Penal History, Culture and Prison Practice written by Peter Scharff Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-07-28 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book draws on historical and cross-disciplinary studies to critically examine penal practices in Scandinavia. The Nordic countries are often hailed by international observers as ‘model societies’, with egalitarian welfare policies, low rates of poverty, humane social policies and human rights oriented internal agendas. This book, however, paints a much more nuanced picture of the welfare policies, ideologies and social control in strong centralistic states. Based on extensive new empirical data, leading Nordic and international scholars discuss the relationship between prison conditions in Scandinavia and Scandinavian social policy more generally, and argue that it is not always liberating and constructive to be embraced by a powerful welfare state. This book is essential reading for researchers of state punishment in Scandinavia, and it is highly relevant for anyone interested in the ‘Nordic Model’ of social policy.

Dilemmas of Law in the Welfare State

Author : Gunther Teubner
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3112329880
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (123 download)

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Download or read book Dilemmas of Law in the Welfare State written by Gunther Teubner and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-10-26 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: No detailed description available for "Dilemmas of Law in the Welfare State".

Confucian Welfare Cluster

Author : Ka Lin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789514444845
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (448 download)

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Download or read book Confucian Welfare Cluster written by Ka Lin and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lin Ka raises the question of the significance of culture into the agenda of studies on social policy development. His book 'Confucian Welfare Cluster: A Cultural Interpretation of Social Welfare' is important in two ways. First, it shows that popular Western social policy theories are purely Western -- they could not explain the welfare development in the East. Second, it shows how strongly cultural differences influence the formulation of social policies. Three interrelated targets are set up in this study: to extend welfare regime theory by defining a new cluster of welfare, to identify the characteristics of the 'Confucian welfare cluster', and to methodologically explore a cultural interpretation of social welfare.

Repackaging the Welfare State

Author : Pranab Chatterjee
Publisher : N A S W Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Repackaging the Welfare State written by Pranab Chatterjee and published by N A S W Press. This book was released on 1999 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the welfare state is unquestionably one of the noblest accomplishments of the 20th century, certain steps must be taken for its continued survival, including market participation and population planning. This path-breaking analysis of the welfare state examines the fundamental conflict existing in every modern industrial state between efforts to optimise efficiency and equality. Earlier studies of the welfare state relying on various single social science perspectives, led to disciplinary tunnel vision. This study corrects this myopia by offering an interdisciplinary approach to conceptualising a welfare state that balances a civil society, which provides caregiving to the vulnerable, with wealth-building activities.