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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812762903321

Autore

Christie Nancy <1958->

Titolo

Engendering the state : family, work, and welfare in Canada / / Nancy Christie

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Toronto, [Ontario] ; ; Buffalo, [New York] ; ; London, [England] : , : University of Toronto Press, , 2000

©2000

ISBN

1-4426-7447-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (474 p.)

Disciplina

361.610971

Soggetti

Family policy - Canada - History - 20th century

Public welfare - Canada - History - 20th century

Social security - Canada - History - 20th century

Livres numeriques.

History

e-books.

Electronic books.

Kanada

Canada

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

The evangelical morphology of the state and redefinition of the patriarchal family -- 'While the breadwinners are at war': gender and social policy, 1914-1918 -- 'A peaceful evolution of industrial citizenship': maternalism, national efficiency, and the movement for Mothers' allowances -- Mother's allowances and the regulation of the family economy -- Dismantling the Maternalist state: labour, social work, and Social Catholicism debate family policy, 1926-1930 -- 'Not only a living wage, but a family wage': the Great Depression and the subversion of the Maternalist state -- Reconstructing families: family allowances and the politics of postwar abundance.

Sommario/riassunto

"The author's explanation of gender's role in the conception of modern Canadian welfare policy takes current scholarship into novel territory. Her analyses of the perspectives of maternal feminists, clergymen,



organized labour, businessmen, university social scientists, welfare administrators, social workers, and government policy makers are fascinating to read and contribute greatly to our understanding of the current debates in welfare policy making."--Jacket