TY - JOUR
T1 - The welfare culture and the redesign of social eldercare in Finland
AU - Bäckman, Guy
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - The welfare culture consists of doctrines and ideologies, beliefs, ideas, values and ideal norms, that various groups and actors in the society have concerning the welfare state. The new ways of thinking, which are derived from the cultural turn and paradigm shift in social sciences, is in actual environments influenced and strengthened by economic and social changes, and also by the increasing number of old people. The Nordic welfare model (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), which is distinct from the other welfare models, is because of its basic ideological foundation, which also pertains to Finland, the general frame for the welfare culture. The characteristics of the environments in which people live, e.g. risks and uncertainties impact thoughts and ideas they have about actual and preferred conditions, and influence the interest in renewal of welfare arrangements, schemes and services. Following this lead, we examine the changes in the legislation concerning social eldercare services and changes in provision and use of eldercare services in Finland. We also examine the division of responsibility for social eldercare between the public and private sector. Because the welfare arrangements are embedded in a complex cultural context, the research helps us to understand the shaping of the social eldercare. Great changes in the Finnish eldercare in favor of care at home or in a home-like environment have taken place. The goal “more home care, less institutional care” will serve even in the future as guidance in social eldercare.
AB - The welfare culture consists of doctrines and ideologies, beliefs, ideas, values and ideal norms, that various groups and actors in the society have concerning the welfare state. The new ways of thinking, which are derived from the cultural turn and paradigm shift in social sciences, is in actual environments influenced and strengthened by economic and social changes, and also by the increasing number of old people. The Nordic welfare model (Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden), which is distinct from the other welfare models, is because of its basic ideological foundation, which also pertains to Finland, the general frame for the welfare culture. The characteristics of the environments in which people live, e.g. risks and uncertainties impact thoughts and ideas they have about actual and preferred conditions, and influence the interest in renewal of welfare arrangements, schemes and services. Following this lead, we examine the changes in the legislation concerning social eldercare services and changes in provision and use of eldercare services in Finland. We also examine the division of responsibility for social eldercare between the public and private sector. Because the welfare arrangements are embedded in a complex cultural context, the research helps us to understand the shaping of the social eldercare. Great changes in the Finnish eldercare in favor of care at home or in a home-like environment have taken place. The goal “more home care, less institutional care” will serve even in the future as guidance in social eldercare.
KW - Welfare culture
KW - Values
KW - Social policy
KW - Social eldercare
KW - Home-like environment
KW - Welfare culture
KW - Values
KW - Social policy
KW - Social eldercare
KW - Home-like environment
KW - Welfare culture
KW - Values
KW - Social policy
KW - Social eldercare
KW - Home-like environment
U2 - 10.18063/ESP.2016.02.007
DO - 10.18063/ESP.2016.02.007
M3 - Artikel
SN - 2424-7979
VL - 1
SP - 130
EP - 141
JO - Environment and Social Psychology
JF - Environment and Social Psychology
IS - 2
ER -