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- Björnberg, Ulla, 1943, et al.
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Equality – a contested concept
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In: i Liljeström, Rita & Özdalga, Elisabeth (red) Autonomy and dependency in Family. Turkey and Sweden in Critical Perspective. Curzon. - Istanbul : Swedish Research Institute in Istanbul. - 0415306353
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- Andersson, Hans E, 1969, et al.
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Introduktion: Mellan det Förflutna och Framtiden
- 2010
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In: Mellan det förflutna och framtiden:Asylsökande barns välfärd, hläsa och välbefinnande. - Göteborg : University of Gothenburg. - 9789189608283 ; , s. 3-37
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- Björk, Sofia, 1979, et al.
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Negotiating gender equality, atypical work hours and caring responsibilities. The case of Sweden.
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In: Work and Care under Pressure. Care Arrangements across Europe. - Amsterdam : Amsterdam University Press. - 9789089645425 ; , s. 57-78
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- We have examined how care responsibilities are negotiated and organized by family caregivers working atypical hours in a time of decreasing public services for child- and eldercare and increasing demands at work. Atypical work hours were found to be not the most important factor behind the experiences of pressure among the interviewed working parents. Far more important in this respect was how the commitments to the cared-for elderly and children were experienced. Committed time thus seems to be more difficult to manage in negotiations than contracted time. Yet, also important seemed to be how the negotiations between the family members turned out. An overarching question in our analysis was: What is the impact of gender equality ideals on how care is managed and shared within families? Based on our findings, gender equality as a fundamental norm (in our country context at least) seems to support the ability of parents and kin caregivers to find and negotiate solutions to their families’ caring needs. At the same time, our results show that, despite men’s increasing involvement in childcare, a certain gender inequality persists in both childcare and eldercare. Among our interviewees involved in childcare, the degree of this inequality varied greatly from couple to couple, but in most families it was the mother who had taken the main responsibility for the care of the children. Of the families involved in eldercare, it was most often daughters who were the main caregivers, although there were also exceptions in which the role had been assumed by sons. Overall, the care responsibilities were formed through, and shaped by, gendered caring identities which, reflecting broader moral ideals, generally placed higher expectations on women than on men. Caring ideals and identities in turn were shaped in relation to gendered discourses on these ideals and available alternative identities, such as professional identities. These identities were then crucial for the caregivers’ constructions of moral boundaries determining, for them, an acceptable care arrangement, and thus also the boundaries of their own responsibilities, with repercussions for their committed-time arrangements. The interviews gave evidence of a risk that the new circumstances of eldercare provision may render the division of responsibility between the public and the extended family less clear-cut, and that the close kin may, consequently, be exposed to added stress in situations where the cared-for family members’ emotional well-being is not adequately attended to. Since the municipalities still have the ultimate responsibility to see to it that the citizens’ rights are met, the public authorities increasingly take on the role of administrators and supervisors of the care providers’ work. At the same time, however, the fragmentation of the care providing system – both within the municipalities themselves and in the relation between the municipalities and the companies operating in the care market – tends to erode this responsibility of the public. In practice, then, the increasing public supervision of care providers does not seem have resulted in any unburdening of the family carers. On the contrary, as became obvious also in the interviews for this study, the latter often feel a need to monitor and control that the publicly provided care is in fact delivered as contracted. This was the case for some of our interviewees to such an extent that they felt it to be easier to provide the care by themselves.
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- Björnberg, Ulla, 1943
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Ambivalent policies, uncertain identities:asylumeeking families in Sweden
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In: Refugee Protection and the Role of Law. - New York : Routledge. - 9780415835657 ; , s. 217-234
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Studies about asylum seekers’ experiences show that the local institutional context in the host country is perhaps the most influential factor affecting their well-being. Of crucial importance here are the resources that the individuals have at their disposal to guide and control their life situation, determining, in a word, the scope allowed for their agency and voice. Regulations and their implementation during the asylum process thus greatly influence the welfare conditions and the well-being of the asylum-seeking families (Ascher 2005). Drawing upon a study of the experiences of asylum-seeking children and their families in Sweden, the article examines how parents and children cope with their life situations while awaiting their asylum decisions. The focus of interest is the mutual influence of the policy of recognition and the experience of the identity of parents and children during waiting for permit of stay. The analysis is based on qualitative interviews with parents and children. The interviewed families had been waiting for a decision regarding the residence permit for several months and sometimes even years. Utilizing concepts such as resilience, social capital, trust and social recognition, the ways in which social networks might function as important resources fostering the well-being of asylum-seeking children and their parents are assessed. Possibilities for social networking among the interviewed children were found to be often constrained due to their specific social and legal situation in the host country. They were also undermined by their family circumstances and factors related to their past experiences and the challenges inherent in their everyday life during the waiting period.
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- Björnberg, Ulla, 1943, et al.
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Asylsökande barn
- 2010
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In: Socialpolitik. ; December:4, s. 38-40
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Journal article (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Trots en livlig debatt om flyktingar och invandring finns det förvånansvärt lite kunskap om barnens situation under asylprocessen, särskilt när det gäller barn i familj och om barnens egna tankar och upplevelser. Studien "Mellan det förflutna och framtiden:Asylsökande barns välfärd, hälsa och välbefinnande" (2010) redovisar ett mångvetenskapligt forskningsprojekt som lyft fram hälsofrämjande faktorer, bl a genom att lyssna till barnenes egna uppfattningar och följa dem i deras vardag
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