How can mainstream models and classifications be used in analyzing welfare states and gender? What sorts of modifications to traditional theory are required? These and other questions are addressed in this book - the first to synthesize the insights of feminist and mainstream research in examining the impact of gender on welfare state analysis and outcomes. The text also highlights the effect of welfare state policies on women and men. The international and interdisciplinary contributors approach the subject on two levels. First, they test the applicability of mainstream frameworks to new areas in analyzing gender. Second, they highlight possible reconceptualizations and invative frameworks designed to provide gender-based analyses. These approaches are combined with a strong comparative component, focusing on a cross-section of countries of major interest in welfare state research.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sage Publications Ltd
ISBN-10
0803978537
ISBN-13
9780803978539
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96497304
Product Key Features
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Gender Studies / Gay & Lesbian Studies
Dimensions
Weight
315g
Height
216mm
Width
138mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Spine
14mm
Edited by
Diane Sainsbury
Series Part/Volume Number
V. 35
Series Title
Sage Modern Politics Series
Content Note
1, Black & White Illustrations
Author Biography
Dr Diane Sainsbury, Department of Political Science, Univeristy of Stockhom Contributors Sainsbury: Gendering Welfare States Toni Makkai Australian National University Canberra Sue Donath University of Melbourne Michael Bittman University of New South Wales Lois Bryson University of Newcastle Australia Alan Siaroff University of British Columbia Anette Borchorst University of Aarhus Traute Meyer WZB Berlin Kristen Scheiwe Centre of European Social Research Mannheim Mary Daly Istituto Universitario Europeo Fiesole Jet Bussemaker Free University Amsterdam Kees van Kersbergen Free University Amsterdam Siv Gustafsson University of Amsterdam Barbara Hobson University of Stockholm