Słabe państwo i solwatacja społeczna w obszarze łączenia pracy z rodzicielstwem
Weak State and Social Solvation in Combining Parenting with Work

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this article is to explain the links between three levels of social reality connected with work and parenting. These levels are state policy and economy, organizational structures and social networks and individual choices of employed parents concerning the reconciliation of work and family. Adopting the frameworks of weak states, doing family as well as work and life balance (WLB), we argue that it is social solvation that causes differentiated micro-rational strategies of working parents. The analysis combines and contrasts divergent perspectives on work and family. We argue that the mezzo level, i.e. organizational culture of the workplace and parents’ networks, is undervalued in social research. In addition, we showcase the effects of people’s expectations, or social control at the workplace, on the practices of reconciling work and family observed among individuals.

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