Designing Parental Leave Policy: The Norway Model and the Changing Face of Fatherhood

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Berit Brandth Elin Kvande

Designing Parental Leave Policy

The Norway Model and the Changing Face of Fatherhood

Berit Brandth, Elin Kvande

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Bristol University Press
09 July 2020

Sociology: family & relationships; Family & relationships; Advice on parenting

Series: Sociology of Children and Families

Part of the Sociology of Children and Families series, this compelling book examines parental leave policies in Nordic countries, looking at how these laws encourage men towards life courses with greater care responsibilities and considers the impact that these policies have had on gender equality and how they have led to a re-gendering of men by promoting 'caring masculinities'.

Nordic countries lead the way in facilitating better work-family integration through their design of parental leave policies that encourage men towards life courses with greater care responsibilities.

Based on original research, this compelling book offers a novel analysis of the everyday parental practices on fathers and parents in Norway as a way of understanding the workings of labour market and welfare policies, whilst considering how migrant fathers might relate to the expectations such laws generate. The authors showcase how this style of men's care work constitutes a re-gendering of men by promoting 'caring masculinities'.

By: Berit Brandth, Elin Kvande
Imprint: Bristol University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
ISBN: 9781529201574
ISBN 10: 1529201578
Series: Sociology of Children and Families
Pages: 238
Publication Date: 09 July 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Elin Kvande is Professor at the Department of Sociology and Political Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. Her research interests include dynamics and change in gender relations in organizations, welfare state policies and fathers' use of care policies. Berit Brandth is Professor Emerita at Department of Sociology and Political Science at Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Her main areas of interest include work, family and care policies with a special focus on fathering and parental leave, as well as rural gender studies.