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Technologies of Re-familization

Sakari Taipale

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Argumentbusiness.industryInformation and Communications TechnologyField (Bourdieu)Welfare stateContext (language use)SociologyPublic relationsbusinessEveryday lifeSocial policyDigital media

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In this chapter, the notion of re-familization is introduced, to allow for a better grasp of the cohesive impact of digital technologies in the context of extended and geographically distributed families. In the field of social policy, the notion of re-familization implies a reversal of the politics of de-familization that once was the hallmark of the golden-era welfare state. The argument is made that family-initiated uses of digital media and communication technology in response to (older) family members’ daily help and care needs resonate well with the idea behind re-familization. In conclusion, the chapter presents several ways in which re-familization manifests itself in the everyday life of digital families.

yearjournalcountryeditionlanguage
2019-01-01
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11947-8_9