Between Two Worlds of Father Politics : USA or Sweden? /
This work represents the USA and Sweden as two ends on an international continuum in ways of thinking about fatherhood. The 'two worlds' model locates the decline of patriarchal male-breadwinning fatherhood as a core concern of comparative welfare state and gender studies. It offers histor...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Manchester [UK] :
Manchester University Press,
2015.
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| Summary: | This work represents the USA and Sweden as two ends on an international continuum in ways of thinking about fatherhood. The 'two worlds' model locates the decline of patriarchal male-breadwinning fatherhood as a core concern of comparative welfare state and gender studies. It offers historical accounts of the development of 'father-friendly' parental leave policies in Sweden and child support enforcement policies in the USA. |
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| Physical Description: | 163 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [141]-157) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0719091896 9780719091896 |