Designing parental leave policy : the Norway model and the changing face of fatherhood / Berit Brandth and Elin Kvande.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brandth, Berit, 1947- author.

Kvande, Elin, 1951- author.

Series:

Sociology of children and families series.

Sociology of children and families series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Family leave--Scandinavia.

Family leave.

Fatherhood--Scandinavia.

Fatherhood.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (v, 232 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2020.

Summary:

Nordic countries lead the way in facilitating better work-family integration through their design of parental leave policies that encourage men towards life courses with greater care responsibilities. Based on original research, this compelling book offers a novel analysis of the everyday parental practices of fathers and parents in Norway as a way of understanding the workings of labour market and welfare policies, whilst considering how migrant fathers might relate to the expectations such laws generate. The authors showcase how this style of men's care work constitutes a re-gendering of men by promoting 'caring masculinities'.

Contents:

Front cover

Halftitle Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

Part I: The Importance of Leave Design

2. Fathers' Sense of Entitlement to Earmarked and Shared Parental Leave

3. Decomposing Policy Design: Outsider-Within Perspectives

4. Flexible Use of the Father's Quota: Problems and Possibilities

Part II: Caregiving

Fathers in Transition

5. Masculinity and Child Care

6. Home Alone on Leave or with the Mother Present

7. Fathers Experiencing Solo Leave: Change and Continuities.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 08 Mar 2021).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781529201604

1529201608

9781529201628

1529201624

9781529201598

1529201594

OCLC:

1164500903