Biographical Constructions of a Working Woman
The Changing Faces of Alva Myrdal
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2397592 |
|---|---|
| Authors | E Stina Lyons, E Stina Lyon (London South Bank University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 407-428 |
| Publication date | 2000-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Journal of Social Theory (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-4310 • E-ISSN: 1461-7137 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/13684310022224877 |
| OpenAlex | W2158617642 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 19 |
As social scientist, welfare state reformer and diplomat, Alva Myrdal made an important contribution to changing conceptions of modern womanhood. With her husband Gunnar, she drew up blueprints for a woman-friendly welfare state that continue to be of relevance to contemporary debates about women's dual roles in the public and private spheres. She was herself a working wife and mother of three children with a home publicly hailed for its efficient modernity. In retrospect, her domestic performance as wife and mother, as well as her public writings on women and family welfare policy, have been subject to critical re-evaluation, a debate to which biographical material presented by each of her three children contributed. This article reflects on the situated nature of biographical writings about women and discusses the different constructions' of Alva Myrdal presented in these family narratives. From within Alva Myrdal's own feminist perspective, the author attempts to show the extent to which judgements about the contribution of women continue to be framed by conceptions of the duality of their place in the public and private domains
Blueprint · Ideology · Narrative · Political science · Politics · Private sphere · Public sphere · Separate spheres · Situated · Sociology · Welfare state · Wife · Gender Politics and Representation · Gender Studies · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes · Law · Philosophy · Social Policy and Reform Studies
Social policy and welfare state in Sweden
Gender Relations in Public and Private
Pathways to Social Class
Women's Two Roles
Lying
An American Dilemma
Women's Two Roles
A Note on Ethical Issues in the Use of Autobiography in Sociological Research
Report from a Chinese Village
The Everyday World as Problematic
Time
Three Pillars of Welfare State Theory
On Auto/Biography in Sociology
The Problem of other Lives
Reading Lives
Rationalizing intellectuals
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,12 |
| Citation span | 2001 - 2015 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |