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Social well-being and gender: post-soviet Estonia and the welfare state in Finland
- Authors:
- NARUSK A., KANDOLIN I.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(2), April 1997, pp.127-136.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
In this article the differences between men's and women's well-being in Estonia and Finland are studied according to the subjects' perceived stress symptoms within their work-family arrangements. Findings support previous research which illustrates the more women-friendly character of Finnish social policy.
Personal financial situation during unemployment and mental health
- Author:
- UNDERLID K.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(1), January 1997, pp.2-12.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the personal financial situation during unemployment and the connection between financial situation and mental health in a sample of unemployed Norwegians. The results indicate that the unemployed suffered high financial deprivation compared with the own subjective standards, their situation when working, their neighbours and friends, and the average population. However, the unemployed did not constitute a homogenous group in financial terms. In particular, the young unemployed experienced substantial financial problems. Among men, the reduction in income, few leisure facilities and many financial adjustments were closely related to mental health problems. Women who experienced that their income was substantially reduced compared with that of neighbours and friends and women who had carried out many financial adjustments were in poorer mental health than the other women in the sample. The findings are discussed in relation to relevant aspects of the life situation of the unemployed and other research results.
Unemployment, shame and ill health - an exploratory study
- Authors:
- RANTAKEISU U., STARRIN B., HAGQUIST C.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 6(1), January 1997, pp.13-23.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
Unemployed young people in six Swedish municipalities were studied in respect of the degree of shaming elements experienced by them in their social environment in respect of mental ill health. The nature of the investigation was exploratory. The study shows that experience of shaming elements in the environment owing to unemployment is relatively frequent. A larger proportion of the long-term unemployed and men account for more shaming elements that do the short-term unemployed and women. It seems as if the factor of shaming elements in the environment is important in order to understand the adverse health-related consequences of unemployment. A greater proportion of those who live in a more shaming environment show mental disorders, deteriorated health, changes in living habits, activities and social relations, than do those living in a less shaming environment. This report discusses possible explanations of the results in the light of existing moral concepts of work and unemployment, as well as of shaming attitudes towards the unemployed.
A classification of social assistance recipients in Norway
- Author:
- CLAUSEN S-E.
- Journal article citation:
- Scandinavian Journal of Social Welfare, 5(4), October 1996, pp.208-214.
- Publisher:
- Munksgaard/ Blackwell
A classification of social assistance recipients was undertaken using data from a nationwide survey of clients aged from 19-50 years. The findings revealed 4 distinct type of clients: the ill, the deviants, the dependants and the indebted. The ill are composed mainly of unmarried and divorced mothers. More than half report poor health and almost 90% have either anxiety or depressive disorders. More than 80% have using sedatives during the last 6 months. The deviants are almost exclusively men, and 3 of 4 are unmarried. They report high levels of drug use, and 80% have been convicted. The dependants are mainly women (62%) and report both the longest time as unemployed and as social assistance recipients. This group also includes many unmarried or divorced women. The men are usually unmarried. The indebted are characterised by high housing debts. Almost all own a dwelling, and 85% own a car. The group is evenly split by gender. Two thirds of the men are married, and the majority of the women are divorced.