Welfare state regimes, family policies, and family behaviour

Neyer, Gerda

doi:10.4337/9781788975544.00009

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“…But during the major AIDS/HIV outbreak in the 1980s, same-sex marriage is not legalised in the United States nationally [7]. For instance, welfare states with policies to suit the traditional family forms and rely heavily on the family as a provider of welfare and social services back then does not meet the needs of gay people, in particular, older gay people as the traditional dependency relationship is highly unlikely to apply to them [8]. It also shed light on the issue of cohabiting couples, regardless of gender, who get less welfare as a result of not getting married.…”

Section: The Importance Of Defamilizing the Health Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

What Lessons Can We Learn from the HIV/AIDS Era about Ensuring Health Policy Meet the Needs of Gay People?

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2023

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The HIV/AIDS era has witnessed considerable discrimination against gay men and exposed the underlying issue of familization of health policies. As the millieu constantly change over times, health policies catering the needs of family does not necessarily meet the needs of individuals. For instance, when viewing family as a unit, it held family members liable for certain duties, while easing the role of the state. It is important to recognize the needs of different population, mental health issues of sexual minorities as well as the intersectionality of inequalities that put certain group in an even more vulnerable stance. The essay illustartes the issue with health policies for gay men in the HIV/AIDS period and proposes recommendations for future policymakers by analysing peer reviewed papers on lessons learnt from the HIV/AIDS era.

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Section: The Importance Of Defamilizing the Health Policymentioning

confidence: 99%

What Lessons Can We Learn from the HIV/AIDS Era about Ensuring Health Policy Meet the Needs of Gay People?

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2023

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“…This article compares three European countriesthe Netherlands, England, and Germanyregarding the cases reported and accepted for investigation for suspected child maltreatment using data from about 400 cases from each country. In line with comparative research on welfare state regimes, the countries were chosen based on their moderate differences to allow to narrow down the number of possible reasons for differences (Neyer, 2021).…”

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