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The myth of welfarism crowding out family in old age
— the Danish experience | | Author(s) | George W Leeson |
| Journal title | Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 11, no 1, 2009 |
| Pages | pp 33-48 |
| Source | http://baywood.com |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Social welfare ; Attitude ; Longitudinal surveys ; Denmark. |
| Annotation | This article discusses the extent and content of social and familial networks in conjunction with formal public service support systems for older people in Denmark. A substitution hypothesis would imply that the comprehensive levels of welfare state service and support provision in old age crowd out other social and family help and support. A supportive hypothesis, however, would imply that these comprehensive levels of welfare provision release family resources, which would otherwise be denied under the burden of care, resulting in family resources complementing those of the welfare state. The article presents some findings from the Danish Longitudinal Future Study's third phase carried out in 2002, which comprises interviews with 1615 persons in the four generations aged 45-49, 55-59, 65-69, and 75-79 years. While the public services remain the cornerstone of expectations in Denmark, the analyses reveal that the family is an important supportive institution across the generations. There is support from the results for a supportive hypothesis suggesting that social and familial networks and welfare state service providers support rather than suppress each other. However, there is also evidence that welfare orientation decreases in younger generations. (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090806208 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: TY: DP: 3J: 76K |
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