Family Well-Being Between Work, Care and Welfare Politics

The Case of Norway

Bibliographic Data

ID11220652
AuthorsKjersti Melberg (corresponding author)
Year2006
Volume39
Issue3-4
Pages337-358
Publication date2006-08-10
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueMarriage & Family Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j002v39n03_06
OpenAlexW2314343348
LanguageEN
References cited16

This article examines how policy-relevant aspects such as gender equality, work load and relationship qualities affect family well-being. The analysis aims at identifying the constellation of factors that can explain family life satisfaction using data drawn from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP). Despite the fact that Norwegian welfare policies have a strong emphasis on supporting gender equality and mothers'employment, the study finds a gendered pattern in parents'work and family lives. Family well-being is shown to be influenced by family internal factors, such as time pressure, the quality of close relations, and level of conflict. This in turn provides input for national policy-making

Political science · Politics · Sociology · Welfare · Work (physics · Employment and Welfare Studies · Engineering · Law · Psychology · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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