SOCIOL 2PP3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Parental Leave, Economic Security, Unemployment Benefits

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Sociology
• Course: SOCIOL 2PP3
• Professor: colavecchia

Document Summary

First typology of family policy: private family (i. e. us) View that the family is private, state has no business in family life. No support for family: family-oriented: government support of families (i. e. france, quebec) View government as having an interest in families. Want to provide generous benefits: state-based policy: government support of female labour force participation (i. e. sweden, This is so that women pay income taxes to benefit everyone: canada is between family oriented and state based. Second typology: work balance: promoting labour force participation while offering good supports (sweden, norway) Governments that try to keep parents in paid employment even if they have young children. Having parents be able to work shorter hours: work-family alternating: individuals are viewed as entering and leaving the labour market as their caregiving needs change (germany, france) Can only do one or the other. They have policies that help when kids are very young to help women stay home: non-interventionist policy (us)