Declaring, shepherding, managing: The welfare state ethos in Finnish government programmes, 1950-2015

Hellman, Carin Matilda Emelie; Monni, Marjukka; Alanko, Anna

doi:10.51815/fjsr.110762

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“…Furthermore, a more targeted approach with piecemeal reforms was chosen to alleviate relative poverty. A moderate transition from universalism to selectivism is taking place in Finland (Anttonen & Sipilä, 2012;Hellman, Monni, & Alanko, 2017;Kettunen, 2006;Kuivalainen & Nelson, 2012;Stefánsson, 2012).…”

Section: The Contextual Framework: the Finnish Welfare Statementioning

confidence: 99%

On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland

Isola

Virrankari

Hiilamo

2021

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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By means of qualitative longitudinal material, this article explores meaningfulness during persistent monetary poverty through an integrative framework, which builds upon conceptualisations of meaning in life (coherence, significance, and purpose) and modes of being (labour, work, action). The material consists of 36 autobiographical accounts and their follow-up accounts from 2006 and 2012. The analysis reveals that in the developed welfare state of Finland, prolonged monetary poverty is connected with the propensity for incoherence and a feeling of insignificance, particularly if life is governed by a vicious cycle of scarcity. Prolonged poverty 1) turns aspirations from long-term to short-term goals and frames life as something characterised by negative anticipation and a circular sense of time. Life primarily takes place in private space. It also 2) weakens the sense of belonging and 3) reduces public participation. These are the domains where the meaning in life is constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed. In a developed welfare state, the comprehensive and manageable social security scheme maintains coherence, yet universal social policy actions that enable participation in public activities nourish a sense of significance.

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Section: The Contextual Framework: the Finnish Welfare Statementioning

confidence: 99%

On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland

Isola

Virrankari

Hiilamo

2021

J. Soc. Polit. Psych.

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“…Mothering in Finland is framed by welfare society politics (see Hellman et al 2017). Finland can be considered a breastfeeding-friendly state where mothers are maternity clinic service users who are well informed about the health benefits of breastfeeding.…”

Section: Being a Breastfeeding Mother In Finlandmentioning

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Relational long-term breastfeeding

Säilävaara

2021

Journal of Family Studies

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This article uses a relationality-sensitive perspective to analyse long-term breastfeeding. The data was gathered through open invitations to write, and the article is based on the written reflections of 39 long-term breastfeeding Finnish mothers. In Finland, the breastfeeding of babies is strongly supported, but long-term breastfeeding (over 12 months) is a more conflicted issue, and the cultural norm of one year of breastfeeding is strong. Through qualitative content analysis, the article shows how mothers reflect on long-term breastfeeding's effects on their relations with their breastfed children, partners (if any), relatives and healthcare professionals. The findings show that long-term breastfeeding is often a rewarding experience, but that it takes place in a network of relations and has effects on those relations. With a relationality-sensitive approach to breastfeeding, we can better understand how mothering is done in and through relations with others, and how mothers express the need for a change in attitudes towards long-term breastfeeding. This article gives a voice to mothers who are often silent in our society, and therefore participates in the feminist empowerment of women and especially mothers.

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Global Disability Rights

Katsui

2021

The Palgrave Handbook of Global Social Problems

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Declaring, shepherding, managing: The welfare state ethos in Finnish government programmes, 1950-2015

Cited by 13 publications

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On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland

On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland

Relational long-term breastfeeding

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