Classed parental practices in a modern welfare state: Caring for the under threes in Norway

Critical Social Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 120-141

  Stefansen, Kari ^a   Farstad, Gunhild R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SOCIAL RESEARCH NOVA   (Norway)

Author keywords

Childcare; Family policy; Parental leave policy; Parenting; Social class

Indexed keywords

CHILD CARE; CLASS; CULTURAL INFLUENCE; MODEL; PARENTAL CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL POLICY; WELFARE PROVISION;

NORWAY;

EID: 74349106020     PISSN: 02610183     EISSN: 1461703X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0261018309350811     Document Type: Article

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