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    Myter om velferd og velferdsstaten

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    Christensen, Karen (editor)
    Syltevik, Liv Johanne (editor)
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    Norwegian
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    Abstract
    "Post-war expansion of the welfare state is one of the most central changes in Norwegian society today and is often a topic in public debate. When certain conceptions about the welfare state are developed and they are no longer based on systematic analyses but rather ideas and attitudes, they can turn into myths. However, to be termed myths requires documentation, and here social research plays an important role. This book rejects and elaborates central myths in the public debate about the welfare state. The book is structured as an anthology, written by six welfare sociologists at the University of Bergen. The first article introduces the history of The Myth of the Welfare State, a book published by Pax in 1970, then revised a few years later, and with a follow-up version in 1995, 25 years after that. The book became a flaming light within the social policy debate, because it criticized the welfare state for not solving the problem of poverty. Although this problem, relatively seen, is reduced, the following five articles show that, within the framework of the welfare state, there is room for new important critical discussions. One myth focuses on the idea that a combination of a comprehensive state and an active civil society with much voluntary work is not possible. Another concerns the idea that welfare results in dependency. A third is about the “Elder Boom”. A fourth concerns single mothers and assumes that these unlawfully try to get access to welfare. And finally, the last discusses the ideas that crime should result in punishment and “prison pain”. Together, the articles are a contribution to make the debate about the welfare state richer and more dynamic."
     
    "Utbyggingen av velferdsstaten i etterkrigstiden hører til en av de mest sentrale endringer i det norske samfunn, og er ofte et tema i den offentlige debatt. Når bestemte forestillinger om velferdsstaten utvikles og de ikke lenger bygger på systematiske analyser, men på ideer og holdninger, kan de bli til myter. At det er snakk om myter, må imidlertid dokumenteres, og her spiller samfunnsforskningen en viktig rolle. Denne boken tilbakeviser og nyanserer sentrale myter i den offentlige debatt om velferdsstaten. Boken er bygget opp som en antologi, skrevet av seks velferdssosiologer fra Universitetet i Bergen. Den første artikkelen gir en innføring i historien om Myten om velferdsstaten, en bok utgitt av Pax i 1970, siden revidert noen år etter og med en oppfølger i 1995, 25 år etter. Boken ble en brannfakkel i den sosialpolitiske debatt, fordi den kritiserte velferdsstaten for ikke å håndtere fattigdomsproblemet. Selv om dette problemet, relativt sett, er redusert, utgjør de etterfølgende artiklene om fem aktuelle velferdsmyter en argumentasjon for, at det, innenfor velferdsstatens rammer, er rom for nye viktige kritiske diskusjoner. Én myte handler om at en sterk stat ikke kan forenes med et aktivt samfunn med stor grad av frivillighet. En annen handler om at velferd skaper avhengighet. En tredje handler om eldrebølgen. En fjerde handler om at alenemødre antas å lure til seg velferd. Og endelig handler en siste myte om at kriminalitet må møtes med straff og ‘fengselspine’. Artiklene er samlet sett et bidrag til å gjøre debatten om velferdsstaten rikere og mer dynamisk."
     
    URI
    http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/27370
    Keywords
    welfare state; Norway; myths; society; welfare expantion; public discourse; velferdsstaten; myter; forestillinger; offentlig debatt; sosialpolitikk
    DOI
    10.23865/noasp.47
    OCN
    1083020589
    Publisher
    Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing)
    Publisher website
    https://www.cappelendamm.no/
    Publication date and place
    Oslo, 2018
    Classification
    Society and Social Sciences
    Sociology
    Social welfare and social services
    Pages
    149
    Rights
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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    • This project received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 683680, 810640, 871069 and 964352.

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