Men, gender divisions, and welfare /

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A fresh look at the balance of responsibilities and control in care-giving, in both the public and private spheres. Using previously unpublished empirical data, contributors focus on male experiences of welfare services.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Popay, Jennie (Editor), Hearn, Jeff, 1947- (Editor), Edwards, Jeanette, 1954- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 1998.
Subjects:
Men > Government policy.
Men > Social conditions.
Public welfare.
Welfare recipients.
Sex role.
Hommes > Politique gouvernementale.
Hommes > Conditions sociales.
Aide sociale.
Aide sociale > Bénéficiaires.
Rôle selon le sexe.
welfare services.
sex role.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Men > Government policy
Men > Social conditions
Public welfare
Sex role
Welfare recipients
Sozialpolitik
Aufsatzsammlung
Mann
Sociale politiek.
Sekseverschillen.
Hommes.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the trouble with men
  • The welfare of men?
  • Troubled masculinities in social policy discourses: young men
  • Troubled masculinities in social policy discourses: fatherhood
  • Are men good for the welfare of women and children?
  • Out of control: men, violence and family life
  • Men will be men: the ambiguity of men's support for men who have been violent to known women
  • Male carers in marriage: re-examining feminist analysis of informal care.

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