The empirical findings presented in this book convincingly show that despite differences between ... more The empirical findings presented in this book convincingly show that despite differences between the service systems and welfare state models in Finland, Canada, Israel, Slovenia, Spain and the UK, the difficulties that women face with the welfare service system and in their encounters with it have striking similarities. Women find it difficult to know how to apply for and receive the services, social support and protection they need to cope in the vulnerable situations they struggle with in their daily lives. They describe service systems as complex, fragmented and complicated, with no clear logic and rules about how to work with them. For these women, the systems look like ‘a jungle with arbitrary rules’, as Virokannas et al. put it in Chapter 3 of this book. Women also said it was merely ‘good luck’ when they encountered an understanding practitioner and received help. More often, they experienced encounters with the welfare system and its practitioners as stigmatising, frustrati...
This is a self-archived version of an original article. This version may differ from the original... more This is a self-archived version of an original article. This version may differ from the original in pagination and typographic details.
and Slovenia) -and are sometimes referred to as the NMS10 -and the remaining two in 2007 (Bulgari... more and Slovenia) -and are sometimes referred to as the NMS10 -and the remaining two in 2007 (Bulgaria and Romania) EU27 27 EU Member States CC3 3 candidate countries (Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey)
Although the main outcome of the project is the European Research Agenda, none of the steps leadi... more Although the main outcome of the project is the European Research Agenda, none of the steps leading up to this-the summary of the major trends of families in the "Existential Fields" of family life, the critical review of existing research, and the 'future of families' exercise-would have been possible without the active participation of representatives of policy, scientific and social organisations from across
Social care has since the mid-1990s transformed from a marginal to core issue in social policy an... more Social care has since the mid-1990s transformed from a marginal to core issue in social policy and in social research. Amount of research in this field has expanded in the first decade of this century, and social care research has become a specific research field in social policy and family policy research. Social care has also very strongly become a public and political issue.
The purpose of this article is to examine professional practices in matemity and child health car... more The purpose of this article is to examine professional practices in matemity and child health care in two countries, Finland and Scotland, concentrating on how motherhood is located in family context, on how family is defined and worked with. Subthemes analysed are the role of fathers, 'family support' för mothers and the discussion over lone motherhood. The study was carried out through local case studies using ethno-graphic methods, mainly observation and interviews with health professionals. Results show that Finnish health professionals have adopted a family-oriented way of working emphasising the importance of pair relationships and shared parenthood, compared with their Scottish colleagues, who work in a more women-oriented way and emphasise the role of other women as social support för mothers. In conclusion the two different professional orientations are connected to wider social and cultural differences between the two countries.
Social exclusion of young people is a major socio-economic challenge all over Europe. This paper ... more Social exclusion of young people is a major socio-economic challenge all over Europe. This paper discusses the development and use of ICT applications to tackle the problem. The paper begins with a review to existing research on the possibilities of the ICT in social inclusion of young people. Secondly, as a way forward, a multidisciplinary approach is suggested, which would combine perspectives from social sciences, information systems, human-computer interaction, information technology and electronic commerce. The suggested approach combines technological and economic parameters of ICT development with social factors related to wellbeing, quality of life, gender, cultural and social conditions, and community values of young people. Particular emphasis is put into involvement of young people themselves in the development and innovation of ICT applications suggesting that a user-driven approach and participatory methodology are crucial in the successful development of ICT based appl...
The empirical findings presented in this book convincingly show that despite differences between ... more The empirical findings presented in this book convincingly show that despite differences between the service systems and welfare state models in Finland, Canada, Israel, Slovenia, Spain and the UK, the difficulties that women face with the welfare service system and in their encounters with it have striking similarities. Women find it difficult to know how to apply for and receive the services, social support and protection they need to cope in the vulnerable situations they struggle with in their daily lives. They describe service systems as complex, fragmented and complicated, with no clear logic and rules about how to work with them. For these women, the systems look like ‘a jungle with arbitrary rules’, as Virokannas et al. put it in Chapter 3 of this book. Women also said it was merely ‘good luck’ when they encountered an understanding practitioner and received help. More often, they experienced encounters with the welfare system and its practitioners as stigmatising, frustrati...
This is a self-archived version of an original article. This version may differ from the original... more This is a self-archived version of an original article. This version may differ from the original in pagination and typographic details.
and Slovenia) -and are sometimes referred to as the NMS10 -and the remaining two in 2007 (Bulgari... more and Slovenia) -and are sometimes referred to as the NMS10 -and the remaining two in 2007 (Bulgaria and Romania) EU27 27 EU Member States CC3 3 candidate countries (Croatia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey)
Although the main outcome of the project is the European Research Agenda, none of the steps leadi... more Although the main outcome of the project is the European Research Agenda, none of the steps leading up to this-the summary of the major trends of families in the "Existential Fields" of family life, the critical review of existing research, and the 'future of families' exercise-would have been possible without the active participation of representatives of policy, scientific and social organisations from across
Social care has since the mid-1990s transformed from a marginal to core issue in social policy an... more Social care has since the mid-1990s transformed from a marginal to core issue in social policy and in social research. Amount of research in this field has expanded in the first decade of this century, and social care research has become a specific research field in social policy and family policy research. Social care has also very strongly become a public and political issue.
The purpose of this article is to examine professional practices in matemity and child health car... more The purpose of this article is to examine professional practices in matemity and child health care in two countries, Finland and Scotland, concentrating on how motherhood is located in family context, on how family is defined and worked with. Subthemes analysed are the role of fathers, 'family support' för mothers and the discussion over lone motherhood. The study was carried out through local case studies using ethno-graphic methods, mainly observation and interviews with health professionals. Results show that Finnish health professionals have adopted a family-oriented way of working emphasising the importance of pair relationships and shared parenthood, compared with their Scottish colleagues, who work in a more women-oriented way and emphasise the role of other women as social support för mothers. In conclusion the two different professional orientations are connected to wider social and cultural differences between the two countries.
Social exclusion of young people is a major socio-economic challenge all over Europe. This paper ... more Social exclusion of young people is a major socio-economic challenge all over Europe. This paper discusses the development and use of ICT applications to tackle the problem. The paper begins with a review to existing research on the possibilities of the ICT in social inclusion of young people. Secondly, as a way forward, a multidisciplinary approach is suggested, which would combine perspectives from social sciences, information systems, human-computer interaction, information technology and electronic commerce. The suggested approach combines technological and economic parameters of ICT development with social factors related to wellbeing, quality of life, gender, cultural and social conditions, and community values of young people. Particular emphasis is put into involvement of young people themselves in the development and innovation of ICT applications suggesting that a user-driven approach and participatory methodology are crucial in the successful development of ICT based appl...
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