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This essay proposes to discuss different accounts of the welfare state by both mainstream theorists and the main tenants of feminist thought using examples to help the understanding of gender relations in the welfare state to become a more clear issue.
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This essay proposes to discuss different accounts of the welfare state by both mainstream theorists and the main tenants of feminist thought using examples to help the understanding of gender relations in the welfare state to become a more clear issue. In order to understand how feminism contributes to understanding gender relations in the welfare state it must first be clearly defined what the welfare state and gender are. Gender is defined as something that draws our attention to the social construction of differences between men and women. (Lecture (2) 30-1-02) This essay attempts to discover what exactly the welfare state is and how gender relations are portrayed. Esping-Anderson's (1990) theory of stratification of welfare states incorporated with T.H Marshall's (1950) theory on citizenship and social class will provide the basis for feminist thought which in turn will criticise mainstream theories for lack of material on gender relations and differences...
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