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Reconciliation Policy in Germany 1998-2008

Construing the 'Problem' of the Incompatibility of Paid Employment and Care Work

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  • Construing the 'Problem' of the Incompatibility of Paid Employment and Care Work

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-9
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  2. Introduction

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    Pages 11-26

  3. Theoretical positioning and literature review

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    Pages 27-70

  4. Methodology

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    Pages 71-88

  5. A brief history of the incompatibility ‘problem’

    • Cornelius Grebe
    Pages 89-98

  6. Anti-discrimination policy

    • Cornelius Grebe
    Pages 99-134

  7. Childcare policy

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    Pages 135-162

  8. Parental leave policy

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    Pages 163-197

  9. Working time policy

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    Pages 199-218

  10. Conclusion

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    Pages 219-228

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 229-244
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About this book

‘In all research, the choice of object is primary and decisive. This refers to the set of c- cepts which determines the delimitation among the totality of phenomena of those selected as objects of analysis’(Topalov 1979: 446). In this quote Topalov addresses the ‘fundamental illusion’ of empiricist research approaches: that objects of inquiry are self-evident givens. The rejection of this - piricist ‘illusion’constitutes the foundation of this thesis. This thesis modifies a c- textual social constructionist paradigm of inquiry and combines it with a feminist standpoint in the analysis of policies claimed to be aimed at reconciling paid - ployment and care work in Germany from 1998 to 2005. 1.1 Genesis of the study The present study developed out of three interrelated strands of our intellectual - riosity which evolved, triggered by an engagement with a discipline unique to the UK in its approach, Social Policy. First, in what can be described as a fruitful int- lectual adaptation process to a new discipline, an initial interest in welfare state transformation in Eastern Europe developed into a keen interest in family policies.

About the author

Dr. Cornelius Grebe completed his PhD research at the University of Nottingham in 2008.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Reconciliation Policy in Germany 1998-2008

  • Book Subtitle: Construing the 'Problem' of the Incompatibility of Paid Employment and Care Work

  • Authors: Cornelius Grebe

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-531-91924-9

  • Publisher: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, Social Sciences (R0)

  • Copyright Information: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften | Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, Wiesbaden 2010

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-531-16915-6Published: 08 October 2009

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-531-91924-9Published: 18 November 2010

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 244

  • Topics: Sociology, general, Gender Studies

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