Sense of Entitlement to Support for the Reconciliation of Employment and Family Life
基于挪威、瑞典、葡萄牙、爱尔兰和英国的焦点小组研究，探讨年轻男女对国家和雇主支持工作与家庭生活平衡的期望，发现权利感因国家背景、性别、职业和父母身份而异。
This article explores young European women and men’s expectations of support - from the state and employers - for reconciling paid employment and family life. It is based on a qualitative study employing focus groups with young women and men in Norway, Sweden, Portugal, Ireland and the UK. Drawing on the concept of sense of entitlement, derived from social justice theory, it was expected that the type of welfare state and ‘gender contract’ that young adults have experienced will influence their sense of entitlement to support for work and family life. Findings indicate that participants perceived their entitlement to state and employer support differently across national context. However this is moderated by gender, parental and occupational status, and particularly by awareness of provisions in other countries in the case of state support, while perceived entitlement to employer support varies according to the specific policy considered, gender and perception of benefits to employers. Some implications for public policy makers and employers are discussed.