Social policy and family relations: Choices for change

Neil Gilbert

International Social Security Review, 1994, vol. 47, issue 3‐4, 157-175

Abstract: This article examines the relationship between social security policies and the trend toward greater equality in family life. The declining birth rate and increasing labour‐force participation of women, among other factors, have altered the traditional division of labour in family life on which many social security policies were originally predicated. As the traditional guidelines dissolve, two schools of feminist thought suggest alternative ways that husbands and wives should divide their labour to fulfil domestic responsibilities. These perspectives on gender equality in family life are analysed in terms of their implications for social security policies. The merits of these approaches to policy are assessed in light of their impact on social choice, independence, self‐realization, and family stability.

Date: 1994
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