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From Private to Religious Patriarchy: Gendered Consequences of Faith-Based Welfare Provision in Germany
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Abstract
Over one million people work for a faith-based welfare provider in Germany. Caritas and Diakonie, the largest faith-based providers in Germany enjoy prerogatives that do not exist in other countries. This particular group of faith-based organizations is exempt from federal labor law and discriminati... view more
Over one million people work for a faith-based welfare provider in Germany. Caritas and Diakonie, the largest faith-based providers in Germany enjoy prerogatives that do not exist in other countries. This particular group of faith-based organizations is exempt from federal labor law and discrimination clauses, which results in arbitrary, and in other cases, institutional, forms of discrimination against particular social groups in society. Research has focused on the institutional regulation of faith-based practice in Germany. Much less attention has been devoted to the faith component within faith-based welfare provision. This study traces the evolution of church doctrine and its impact on the care and employment practices of faith-based welfare providers in Germany from the 1950s to the present. It argues that the conservative ideology of these welfare providers amplifies the negative effects of gendered occupational regimes.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; Caritas; church social work; labor law; welfare organization; employment conditions; historical development; discrimination; gender-specific factors; patriarchy; religious factors; social policy; welfare state
Classification
Social Work, Social Pedagogics, Social Planning
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 515-542
Journal
Religion and Politics, 10 (2017) 3
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/176603
ISSN
1755-0491
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications
With the permission of the rights owner, this publication is under open access due to a (DFG-/German Research Foundation-funded) national or Alliance license.