Where is feminist state theory today? This book offers novel insights into social science
debates by analyzing feminist theories of the state. The themes are developed within a …

In recent Finnish academic debate on social work, it has become a common understanding
to regard social work as a field of study and professional practice whose task is to interpret …

This study is a qualitative, cross-cultural research on advice giving for mothers in maternity
and child health services in Scotland and Finland. It has been accomplished through local …

Recent debates on welfare state reforms have revolved around institutional inertias and
institutional legacies that make welfare institutions hard to change. The emphasis has been …

Erkki Kujalan yhteiskuntapolitiikan väitöskirjan mukaan sota vaikutti kielteisesti isyyteen.
Miesten ollessa vuosikausia sodassa heillä ei ollut aikaa tai mahdollisuutta olla lastensa …

This dissertation reports on research on the contradictions between “right-aged” motherhood
accordant with normative life-course and the motherhood of a woman who lives her life …

Die 70er und 80er Jahre brachten in den westlichen Industrieländern eine neue Phase der
politischen Mobilisierung von Frauen mit sich. Die Aktivitäten konzentrierten sich sowohl auf …

Societal inequalities are by and large based on economic inequalities. Economic
inequalities are based on ordering people in hierarchies, where some categories of people …

The 1960s is often characterized as a decade of outstanding social and demographic
changes in Western societies. The introduction of the contraceptive pill is assumed to have …

Tutkimukseni tarkoitus on tutkia sitä, mikä merkitys aviopuolisoiden välisellä suhteella oli
sodan aikana naisille ja miten suhde vaikutti naisten arjessa selviytymiseen kotirintamalla …