dc.contributor.author | Thun, Cecilie | en_US |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-01-28T12:14:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-01-28T12:14:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Thun, C. (2015). Inclusive and Women-friendly in a time of Diversity? The Scandinavian citizenship regime–the ‘childcare lesson’. Nordic Journal of Social Research, 6. | en_US |
dc.identifier.issn | 1892-2783 | en_US |
dc.identifier.other | FRIDAID 1208682 | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10642/2961 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this article, I ask: Is the Scandinavian citizenship regime inclusive and
women-friendly in a time of diversity? I approach this question by addressing
the intersection of gender and ethnicity in relation to social citizenship with the
main concern being childcare. I emphasize Norway as a case but also see
Norway in comparison with Sweden and Denmark. In comparative studies, the
Scandinavian citizenship regime is presented as being the most ‘womenfriendly’.
However, faced with an increasingly multicultural population, a
pertinent question is whether this citizenship model is able to accommodate
diversity. I explore two tensions that are basic to the inclusiveness and
women-friendliness of the Scandinavian citizenship regime in diverse
societies: 1) The tension between principles of gender equality and cultural
diversity, and 2) the tension between liberating and controlling aspects of the
welfare state. This article discusses the Norwegian family policy ‘hybrid’,
which combines dual-earner support with traditional breadwinner elements.
One might say that the Norwegian family ‘hybrid’ can be a solution to the
tension between, on the one hand, a specific gender-equality family norm,
and, on the other hand, the respect for other family norms. However, I argue
that there is a double standard with regard to minority women, and it can be
understood in light of a discourse about Norwegianness. Parental choice is
considered a good thing – as long as the mother in question is considered
‘fully’ Norwegian. However, assumed cultural and ethnic differences – often based on stereotypical collective categories of difference – are used as
boundary-markers between the majority and minorities. I conclude that,
despite variations, all the Scandinavian countries grapple with the same
tensions, and that there is a Scandinavian double standard regarding minority
women. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Bergen Open Access Publishing | en_US |
dc.relation.ispartofseries | Nordic Journal of Social Research;6 | en_US |
dc.subject | Scandinavian citizenship regime | en_US |
dc.subject | social citizenship | en_US |
dc.subject | child care | en_US |
dc.subject | Norwegianness | en_US |
dc.subject | minority women | en_US |
dc.subject | VDP::Samfunnsvitenskap: 200::Sosiologi: 220 | en_US |
dc.title | Inclusive and Women-friendly in a time of Diversity? The Scandinavian citizenship regime the childcare lesson | en_US |
dc.type | Journal article | en_US |
dc.type | Peer reviewed | en_US |
dc.description.version | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License. | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | http://dx.doi.org/10.15845/njsr.v6i0.516 | |