Daly, “Families versus State and Market
What two types of politics influenced maternal care‐giving and financial support for families to grow rapidly?
Gender and Class Politics
Which type of scholars have argued that the crucial shortcoming in 20th century citizenship theory has been the failure the recognize the consequences of women's disproportionate assumption of unpaid care work?
Feminist Scholars
What type of economy is the United States, as described by Morgan?
Limited Market Economy (LME)
Did the majority of women plan to be homemakers after becoming mothers?
No (only 2%)
Who did the most to bring the family into the comparative welfare state fold and scholarly discussion?
Feminist Scholars
____ feminists call for reconstructing citizenship so that it recognizes, values, and rewards women's care work.
"Care" Feminists
Child care workers are working in jobs that often lack health insurance or other benefits, therefore are part of which service sector in the United States?
The low-wage service sector
Today, the share of women age 25 to 54 who work is: less than, about the same, or greater than in 1995?
About the same
Name one country where labor market participation on the part of parents is being incentivized, such as for the "all working family."
United Kingdom or Germany
The ________ model of society assumes a radical transformation in gendered dvisions of labor to achieve sharing between mothers and fathers.
During what decade did the childcare market begin to boom in the United States?
1970's
Since the early 1980s, how much has the cost of childcare increased?
(Answer in %)
65%
"Extension of designated leaves for fathers, extension of rights for children, expansion in childcare provision and capping of fees, decentralization and then recentralization in the administration of early childhood education and care."
Which nation has this main policy reform in place?
Sweden
Which model (of gendered division in society) is fundamentally gender egalitarian and places primary responsibility of young children in the home?
Dual earner - Dual carer
Give an example of a CME (Coordinated Market Economy)
Sweden, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, etc.
Which people were found to be most surprised by the demands of motherhood?
Women with college degrees or those who had babies later
Several factors motivate state engagement with the family. Identify three of the four classic concerns.
1. Demographic change
2. Horizontal redistribution between those with children and those without
3. Poverty alleviation
4. Gender equality
Name the 4 gendered divisions of labor (order from traditional to idealized)
1. Male breadwinner - Female carer
2. Dual earner - Female part-time carer
3. Dual earner - State carer
4. Dual earner - Dual carer
What is the name used for child care centers in France?
Hint: French word for daycare/nursery
Crèches
To try to set their children on the best path amid increased competition for college admission, parents, especially college-educated ones, invest significantly more time than they used to in childcare
What did Valerie Ramey and Garey Ramey call this?
The "rug-rat race" for top colleges.