Dependent, Deprived or Deviant? The Case of Single Mothers in Denmark
| Autor: | Jørgensen, Martin Bak |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Sozialwissenschaften
Soziologie Soziale Probleme und Sozialdienste Social sciences sociology anthropology Social problems and services Denmark deservingness single mother social exclusion welfare state women Familienpolitik Jugendpolitik Altenpolitik soziale Probleme Family Policy Youth Policy Policy on the Elderly Social Problems Dänemark allein erziehender Elternteil Mutter Wohlfahrtsstaat Sozialpolitik soziale Ungleichheit single parent mother social policy social inequality |
| Zdroj: | Politics and Governance, 6, 3, 170-179, Multidisciplinary Studies in Politics and Governance |
| Druh dokumentu: | Zeitschriftenartikel<br />journal article |
| ISSN: | 2183-2463 |
| DOI: | 10.17645/pag.v6i3.1436 |
| Popis: | The article explores how categories of deserving and undeserving groups are established in policy designs and how social target groups are constructed according to such distinctions. Institutionalised systems of exclusion and inclusion have a profound impact on citizenship and substantial democracy. Neoliberalist political ideas and attitudes have strengthened the focus on deserving and undeserving groups over the last years and spurred a popular belief that welfare fraud is rampant. This tendency has led to a retrenchment of established rights and increasing use of illiberal means to further punish the undeserving. This article discusses these issues further by looking at the position of lone mothers in Denmark and how they constitute a social target group defined by their class, gender, ethnic, and religious differences. Categories of deservingness are also framed in national narratives and politics of belonging. |
| Databáze: | SSOAR – Social Science Open Access Repository |
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