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Åsa Lundqvist

Åsa Lundqvist

Professor

Åsa Lundqvist

Construction(s) of Swedish Family Policy, 1930-2000

Author

  • Åsa Lundqvist
  • Christine Roman

Summary, in English

Family politics has been important in the development of the Swedish ‘women-friendly’ and weak breadwinner welfare state. This article analyses the development of Swedish family politics during the last century by taking as its point of departure the amalgamation of political ambitions, social reforms, and ideas put forward by experts in government commissions. Results suggest that the social sciences played an important role in the making and shaping of Swedish family policy, i.e., that they functioned as ‘bridge discourses’ mediating between the welfare state and social movements that challenged established boundaries between the private and the public sphere.

Department/s

  • Sociology

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

216-236

Publication/Series

Journal of Family History

Volume

33

Issue

2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Topic

  • Gender Studies

Keywords

  • family
  • social sciences
  • governmental commissions
  • social- and family policy
  • Welfare state

Status

Published

Project

  • Den moderna familjen och individualiseringsprocessen. Konstruktion och förändring av det svenska familjebegreppet, 1930-2000

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1552-5473