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Children, Families and Women in the Israeli State: 1880s–2008

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Children, Gender and Families in Mediterranean Welfare States

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Traditional welfare state theories focused on male workers and class conflict pay little attention to the relationship between women, children, and families and the welfare state. Criticizing these works, feminist scholars applied a gendered lens to these relations (Fraser, 1994; Gordon, 1990; Sainsbury, 1999). These scholars focused on the interplay between unpaid care work tied to the family/private sphere and paid care work associated with the public sphere of the labor market.

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    The Arab minority population comprises approximately 20% of the Israeli population. The relations between Arab women, children, and families and the state of Israel are central for scholars of the welfare state. However, it is beyond the scope of this chapter which concentrates only on the Jewish population.

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Ajzenstadt, M. (2010). Children, Families and Women in the Israeli State: 1880s–2008. In: Ajzenstadt, M., Gal, J. (eds) Children, Gender and Families in Mediterranean Welfare States. Children¿s Well-Being: Indicators and Research, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8842-0_7

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