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Dependent, Deprived or Deviant? The Case of Single Mothers in Denmark
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Abstract The article explores how categories of deserving and undeserving groups are established in policy designs and how social target groups are constructed according to such distinctions. Institutionalised systems of exclusion and inclusion have a profound impact on citizenship and substantial democracy.... view more
The article explores how categories of deserving and undeserving groups are established in policy designs and how social target groups are constructed according to such distinctions. Institutionalised systems of exclusion and inclusion have a profound impact on citizenship and substantial democracy. Neoliberalist political ideas and attitudes have strengthened the focus on deserving and undeserving groups over the last years and spurred a popular belief that welfare fraud is rampant. This tendency has led to a retrenchment of established rights and increasing use of illiberal means to further punish the undeserving. This article discusses these issues further by looking at the position of lone mothers in Denmark and how they constitute a social target group defined by their class, gender, ethnic, and religious differences. Categories of deservingness are also framed in national narratives and politics of belonging.... view less
Keywords
Denmark; single parent; mother; welfare state; social policy; social inequality
Classification
Family Policy, Youth Policy, Policy on the Elderly
Social Problems
Free Keywords
Denmark; deservingness; single mother; social exclusion; welfare state; women
Document language
English
Publication Year
2018
Page/Pages
p. 170-179
Journal
Politics and Governance, 6 (2018) 3
Issue topic
Multidisciplinary Studies in Politics and Governance
ISSN
2183-2463
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed