The Socioeconomics of the Blind Male Breadwinner

1984 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 106-112
Author(s):  
Charles H. Wacker
Keyword(s):  
Household Head ◽  
Male Adult ◽  
Life Attitudes ◽  
Male Household Head ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
The Social ◽  
Economic Forces ◽  
Employment Goals

This paper cites the need for comprehensive data on the socioeconomic impact of blindness on the adventitiously blinded male adult regarding either his continuing role of self-sufficient family provider or his new role of dependency. The author examines the social and economic forces affecting such men in terms of goal setting, family life, attitudes, status, and income. From his examination of case records, the author concludes that the adventitiously blinded male must set realistic employment goals and make personal and social adjustments or risk facing a life of dependency. The author also provides estimates of income versus cost for the adventitiously blinded male household head, ages 40–65, as a basis for comparing self-sufficiency and dependency.

Inscribing Maternalism in the Social Investment Perspective

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Jenson
Keyword(s):  
Social Investment ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
The Social ◽  
European Social Policy ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Act One

Beginning in the 1960s, second-wave feminists framed their claims against the discourses and policy practices in the male breadwinner model that was widespread at the time. They found it too maternalist, accepting the traditional role of women as mothers responsible for care. It is, therefore, ironic that the male breadwinner model is no longer promoted by public policy communities, and yet, maternalism has returned to policy practices. The social investment perspective, now dominant in European social policy, addresses women primarily as mothers and secondarily as workers. This article documents this return to maternalism and attributes the shift to two ideational mechanisms present in the universe of political discourse within which proponents of the social investment perspective act. One is a mechanism of “being aware of gender,” including differences generating inequalities, and the other is a mechanism of “writing out gender equality.” Both drive the process of inscribing maternalism into policy and programmes.   Full text available at: https://doi.org/10.22215/rera.v9i2.231

scholarly journals Symbolics of the novel “The Woman of Rome” by Alberto Moravia

Litera ◽  
2020 ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Isa Asadov
Keyword(s):  
Social Classes ◽  
The Novel ◽  
Authorial Intention ◽  
Life Attitudes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Inner Self ◽  
Italian Author ◽  
Alberto Moravia ◽  
Petite Bourgeoisie

This article analyzes the novel “The Woman of Rome” (1947) by the Italian author of the XX century Alberto Moravia. As in his other novels, Moravia features a one reflexing character, creating an authorial intention in the oeuvre. The article examines special symbolics in the novel. The events take place in the 1940’s, during the Fascism era in Italy: the heroine is a victim of indifference and cruelty of the society and her own weakness, inability to refuse material gains, defend her values and dreams. Emphasis is also made on interaction between the social classes. Unlike the heroes of other novels of Alberto Moravia, Adriana loses her place in the society, changing her behavioral patterns and undergoing reassessment of values. Each character interacting with her can be interpreted as a symbol, representative of a certain class they belong to. And each of them exploit and impact her in their own way. The text in question can be considered as neo-realistic or existential. The author also underlines common traits of the protagonists of Moravia’s novels. For example, Cesira the heroine of the novel “Two Women” (“La Ciociara”, 1957) belongs to petite bourgeoisie, she also experience the transformation of life attitudes, having become a witness of dehumanization of people and overall indifference towards the fate of the country; but unlike Adriana, who is a victim, she manifests in role of a witness. The scientific novelty consists in analysis of symbolics of the novel and correlation between fate of the heroine and fate of the country. The heroines in the works of Alberto Moravia symbolize Fascist era in Italy differently; only in case with Adriana she personifies the changes, reaching the moral decline and perverting her inner self under the influence of fascism. Analysis is conducted on peculiarities of narration in the novel: her story can be perceived as a confession, or as a conversation with an understanding friend. This softens the perception of tragic events in the novel, since in increases the level of trust of the audience to the heroine. Symbolics of the novel includes the images of Madonna and Danaë (Titian’s painting).

scholarly journals PRINCIPAL APPROACHES TO ENSURING ECONOMIC HOMEOSTASIS FROM THE POSITION OF SUSTAINABLE FINANCE

2021 ◽  
pp. 34-42
Author(s):  
Igor Bystryakov ◽  
Dmytro Klynovyi
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic System ◽  
Social Economic ◽  
Specific System ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Sustainable Finance

The purpose of the article is to outline the basic principles of achieving economic homeostasis and determination of the basic principles of homeostasis of economic systems from the standpoint of the concept of sustainable finance. It was found that the determining factor for the sustainability of the economic system is to ensure both its system-wide homeostasis and homeostasis in each of the subsystems in social, economic and environmental dimensions, which can be realized through a specific system of sustainable finance. It is determined that three factors should play an important role in the system of sustainable finance: building feedback mechanisms between the economic system and the environment and within its elements; creation of financial reserves and construction of channels of their direction on the needs of sustainable development; strengthening the links between finance and the real sector of production. The concept of systemic homeostasis is considered in the context of sustainable development management as a balanced state of dynamic self-sustaining balance in the development of socio-ecological and economic entities, which are considered as living systems of organized complexity. The focus is on proactive forms of homeostasis management, the essence of which, in contrast to reactive forms, is to respond to changes in the interaction of the system with its environment actively and purposefully. Financial dominance is considered as a separate fundamental functional component of the sustainable management system, the role of which is to ensure effective distribution relations between the social, economic and environmental components of the economy, and within each of them through appropriate institutions, mechanisms and tools. Principles of the dominant approach, functionality, vertical and horizontal integration feedback and self-sufficiency are proposed on the basis of the paradigmatic concept of sustainable finance. It is shown that their use will allow to build an internally stable financial component, which is capable to provide homeostasis in the socio-ecological and economic system and the rate of sustainable development at 3–4 % of annual economic growth.

Creative Labor: Distinctive Aspects, Dynamics of Development and Characteristics of System Transformation

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-40
Author(s):  
Zenfira R. Khabibullina
Keyword(s):  
Technological Development ◽  
Social Utility ◽  
Production Factor ◽  
System Transformation ◽  
Self Sufficiency ◽  
The Social ◽  
Capital Owner ◽  
Hired Labor ◽  
The One

Based on the theory of noonomy developed by S. D. Bodrunov, the author covers the possibilities of its use in studying a range of issues addressed under the Marxist paradigm, in particular when it comes to creative, universal labor. The author demonstrates an abiding role of labor in the economic development. The paper reveals changes of the creative worker place, role and value caused by modern technological transformations. The author delves into the need of addressing the social utility of creative labor and importance of studying its value in use. The paper presents the author's vision of the dynamics of the new forms of personal production factor development in a context of increasing importance of knowledge and competence.It is known that the labor subject is gradually transformed from a tool for material assets creation into the goal and condition of its own enlarged reproduction and qualitative internal improvement as the society shifts to a higher stage of technological development. As a result, the worker that mostly operates a highly intelligent creative element in his activity starts restructuring the existing relations system with the capital owner.This leads to the assumption that the new form of participation allows a creative worker to get back the self-organization property and self-sufficiency of the labor process which he had lost meanwhile restoring an almost equal negotiation power in course of interaction with capital. This gives grounds for firm background for the situation when the creative labor unit, on the one hand, and the capital owner, on the other, start to interact as partners and coworkers. But because the hired labor of the creative worker still prevails in the framework of the capitalist market system, it is at least premature to debate about the rapid overcoming of the economic dependence of labor on capital.

scholarly journals Inscribing Maternalism in the Social Investment Perspective

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Jenson
Keyword(s):  
Social Investment ◽  
Traditional Role ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
The Social ◽  
European Social Policy ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Policy Communities ◽  
Second Wave ◽  
Act One

Beginning in the 1960s, second-wave feminists framed their claims against the discourses and policy practices in the male breadwinner model that was widespread at the time. They found it too maternalist, accepting the traditional role of women as mothers responsible for care. It is, therefore, ironic that the male breadwinner model is no longer promoted by public policy communities, and yet, maternalism has returned to policy practices. The social investment perspective, now dominant in European social policy, addresses women primarily as mothers and secondarily as workers. This article documents this return to maternalism and attributes the shift to two ideational mechanisms present in the universe of political discourse within which proponents of the social investment perspective act. One is a mechanism of “being aware of gender,” including differences generating inequalities, and the other is a mechanism of “writing out gender equality.” Both drive the process of inscribing maternalism into policy and programmes.

scholarly journals The Rise and Decline of the Male Breadwinner Family? An Overview of the Debate

1997 ◽  
Vol 42 (S5) ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angélique Janssens
Keyword(s):  
Social Class ◽  
Household Head ◽  
Private Sphere ◽  
Core Concept ◽  
The Public ◽  
Male Household Head ◽  
Male Breadwinner ◽  
History Of ◽  
Labour History

In recent years feminist scholars have called for a complete rethinking and revision of the foundations of labour history as a necessary prerequisite for the integration of gender as a core concept into histories of labour and social class. In this attempt one of the most deeply rooted assumptions in male-oriented labour history needs to be identified and made subject to careful rethinking, namely the assumption that the public and the private sphere should be seen in terms of an essentially gendered opposition. Undoubtedly, one of the most powerful images used not only to represent but also to justify the gendering of the public and the private sphere is the image of the male breadwinner family and the male household head as the sole provider for his dependent wife and children. For this reason, the articles in this volume are all firmly at the heart of what may currently be seen as the crucial intersections in the history of labour, gender and social class.

Social Representations and Commitment

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (3) ◽  
pp. 233-249 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric Bonetto ◽  
Fabien Girandola ◽  
Grégory Lo Monaco
Keyword(s):  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Second Line ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
First Line ◽  
Research Perspectives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bibliographic Search ◽  
English Articles

Abstract. This contribution consists of a critical review of the literature about the articulation of two traditionally separated theoretical fields: social representations and commitment. Besides consulting various works and communications, a bibliographic search was carried out (between February and December, 2016) on various databases using the keywords “commitment” and “social representation,” in the singular and in the plural, in French and in English. Articles published in English or in French, that explicitly made reference to both terms, were included. The relations between commitment and social representations are approached according to two approaches or complementary lines. The first line follows the role of commitment in the representational dynamics: how can commitment transform the representations? This articulation gathers most of the work on the topic. The second line envisages the social representations as determinants of commitment procedures: how can these representations influence the effects of commitment procedures? This literature review will identify unexploited tracks, as well as research perspectives for both areas of research.

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