Family support systems in the Baltic and Nordic countries: an explorative overview

Collection:
Mokslo publikacijos / Scientific publications
Document Type:
Knygos dalis / Part of the book
Language:
Anglų kalba / English
Title:
Family support systems in the Baltic and Nordic countries: an explorative overview
Authors:
Aidukaitė, Jolanta
In the Book:
Challenges to the welfare state: family and pension policies in the Baltic and Nordic countries / edited by Jolanta Aidukaite, Sven E.O. Hort, Stein Kuhnle. Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA, USA : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2021. P. 11-32
Keywords:
LT
Lietuva (Lithuania); Socialinė pagalba. Globa / Social assistance. Care; Socialinė politika / Social policy; Šeima / Family; Vaikai / Children.
Summary / Abstract:

LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Baltijos šalys (Baltic states); Šiaurės šalys (Nordic countries); Šeimos politika; Socialinė politika; Vaiko priežiūros atostogos; Gerovės valstybės; Family policy; Social policy; Parental leave; Welfare state.

ENThis chapter compares the Nordic countries with the seldom researched three welfare states of the Baltic countries. The findings show that the Nordic family policy model, based on gender equality and universalism, still stands strong. The Baltic family model is catching up but delivers inconsistent and ambiguous outcomes pointing to the gaps in the complementarity of social policy. The paid leave policies (maternity, parental and paternity) in the Baltics are not yet supported by widely available services. Elderly care is a field that does not receive enough attention from the state and by the constitution is prescribed to family obligations. [Publisher annotation]

ISBN:
9781839106101
Subject:
Sociologija / Sociology
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2022-05-02 21:55:17
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