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Flisbäck, M. & Bengtsson, M. (2024). A sociology of existence for a late modern world. Basic assumptions and conceptual tools. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour
Open this publication in new window or tab >>A sociology of existence for a late modern world. Basic assumptions and conceptual tools
2024 (English)In: Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, ISSN 0021-8308, E-ISSN 1468-5914Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In the present article, we outline basic assumptions and conceptual tools for a sociology of existence. First, we address man's fundamental conditions of existence: that life's finitude and encounters with the uncertainty of existence are fundamental experiences that construct social relations. Second, we outline how existential meaning-making and the ability to cope with the unpredictability of life are dependent on power resources, where especially the resource poor may experience ‘existential nausea’. Third, we discuss how existential dilemmas may intensify under certain historical eras. Therefore, studying individuals' existential dilemmas is a tool to examine the dominant social issues at a particular time and place. Fourth, we elaborate on the importance of studying turning points during individuals' life courses, as existential meaning – or lack thereof – becomes particularly salient at these times. This includes an understanding that death and rebirth are experienced in the form of various endings and beginnings in everyday life. Fifth, and finally, we emphasize an analysis in which the direction of people's lives is conceptualized in a broad time perspective, where past, present, and future interact and influence life choices and social relations constructed during a lifetime. 

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
John Wiley & Sons, 2024
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
The Human Perspective in Care
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-31598 (URN)10.1111/jtsb.12416 (DOI)001162721900001 ()2-s2.0-85185695409 (Scopus ID)
Available from: 2024-02-20 Created: 2024-02-20 Last updated: 2024-10-01Bibliographically approved
Flisbäck, M. (2024). Conversations in couple relationships: a trustful foundation when making future parenthood “real”. Frontiers in Sociology, 9
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Conversations in couple relationships: a trustful foundation when making future parenthood “real”
2024 (English)In: Frontiers in Sociology, E-ISSN 2297-7775, Vol. 9Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Sociologists often argue that communication in long-term couple relationships is the basis on which expectations, trust, and equality are created in contemporary society. However, what is the role of these everyday conversations in uncertain life situations such as expecting one’s first child? This article examines concerns reported by prospective Swedish parents in order to explain the role of communication to alleviate these. Concerns, related to the formation of new relationships with one’s partner, oneself, and one’s future child, are mitigated by referring to the couple’s “good” communication. In the present prenatal situation, the communication pattern (established in the past) seems to serve three functions in mitigating future concerns: (1) the communication generates a trust capital in the relationship, allowing the couple to venture into the uncertain future, (2) the communication makes social perceptions of family life “real” by constructing a common nomos that is internalized in the individual as an existential motto, and (3) the communication legitimizes family practices as democratic when referring to future plans as emerging from responsive and consensual dialogs. In the article it is emphasized that welfare policy needs to be based on an existential legitimacy, often developed in couple conversations, and particularly shaped in life situations characterized by change. However, the stability offered at the conversational micro level may simultaneously prevent macro level changes, a complexity that needs to be considered when developing a gender equality policy that is to resonate with people’s existential meaning making. With the aim of consensus, and the means of balancing conflicts, there is a risk that the conversation will consolidate the interests of the stronger party. In this way, the responsive conversations in long-term relationships may consolidate gender inequality and counteract the welfare policy goal of equalizing power relationships.

 

Keywords
existential imperative, parenthood, conversation, trust capital, nomos, existential motto, existential legitimacy, consensus
National Category
Sociology
Research subject
The Human Perspective in Care
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-31878 (URN)10.3389/fsoc.2024.1383028 (DOI)001241772200001 ()2-s2.0-85195403528 (Scopus ID)
Funder
Forte, Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare, 2020–00940
Note

Funding: FORTE (Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life, and Welfare) "Ideals and practices of gender equality among parents in blue and white-collar jobs. The role of the Swedish parental insurance. Grant no. 2020–00940

Available from: 2024-05-27 Created: 2024-05-27 Last updated: 2024-10-01Bibliographically approved
Nord, T., Palmér, L. & Flisbäck, M. (2024). Existentiella drivkrafter för ideellt välfärdsarbete: Exemplet ’hjälpmammor’ i Amningshjälpen. In: Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J (Ed.), Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser (pp. 217-240). Nordic Academic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Existentiella drivkrafter för ideellt välfärdsarbete: Exemplet ’hjälpmammor’ i Amningshjälpen
2024 (English)In: Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser / [ed] Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J, Nordic Academic Press , 2024, p. 217-240Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Nordic Academic Press, 2024
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32695 (URN)978-91-89361-92-8 (ISBN)
Note

Finansiär och Projektinformation: Kapitlet är producerat inom ramen för Centrum för välfärdsstudier, CVS, HB.

Available from: 2024-10-22 Created: 2024-10-22 Last updated: 2024-10-22
Flisbäck, M., Nord, T. & Uddling, J. (2024). Inledning. In: Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J (Ed.), Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser (pp. 9-30). Nordic Academic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Inledning
2024 (English)In: Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser / [ed] Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J, Nordic Academic Press , 2024, p. 9-30Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Nordic Academic Press, 2024
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32628 (URN)978-91-89361-92-8 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-09-25 Created: 2024-09-25 Last updated: 2024-10-21
Carlsson, J. S. & Flisbäck, M. (2024). Interprofessionell samverkan vid familjecentraler - Om praktiska prioriteringar och professionsförsakelse. In: Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J (Ed.), Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser. Nordic Academic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Interprofessionell samverkan vid familjecentraler - Om praktiska prioriteringar och professionsförsakelse
2024 (English)In: Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser / [ed] Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J, Nordic Academic Press , 2024Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Nordic Academic Press, 2024
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32674 (URN)978-91-89361-92-8 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-09-25 Created: 2024-10-11 Last updated: 2024-10-22
Flisbäck, M. & Yngve, L. (2024). Samverkan för tillit eller fostran av medborgare?: Exemplet Skola som arena. In: Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J (Ed.), Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser (pp. 139-163). Nordic Academic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Samverkan för tillit eller fostran av medborgare?: Exemplet Skola som arena
2024 (English)In: Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser / [ed] Flisbäck, M; Nord, T; Uddling, J, Nordic Academic Press , 2024, p. 139-163Chapter in book (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Nordic Academic Press, 2024
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32693 (URN)978-91-89361-92-8 (ISBN)
Note

Finansiär och Projektinformation: Kapitlet är producerat inom ramen för Centrum för välfärdsstudier, CVS, HB.

Available from: 2024-10-22 Created: 2024-10-22 Last updated: 2024-10-22
Flisbäck, M., Nord, T. & Uddling, J. (Eds.). (2024). Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser. Nordic Academic Press
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Välfärdssamhällets omvandling i praktiken: Om ansvarsförskjutningar och samverkans gränser
2024 (English)Collection (editor) (Refereed)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Nordic Academic Press, 2024. p. 242
National Category
Social Work
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-32626 (URN)978-91-89361-92-8 (ISBN)
Available from: 2024-09-25 Created: 2024-09-25 Last updated: 2024-10-21
Flisbäck, M. (2022). 'Alla vill vi ju påverka och sätta avtryck'. Om samhällsentreprenörens existentiella drivkrafter. In: Hultsfredsfestivalen. Punkens etos, festivalens anda och entreprenörskapets vara: . Stockholm: Carlssons bokförlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>'Alla vill vi ju påverka och sätta avtryck'. Om samhällsentreprenörens existentiella drivkrafter
2022 (Swedish)In: Hultsfredsfestivalen. Punkens etos, festivalens anda och entreprenörskapets vara, Stockholm: Carlssons bokförlag , 2022Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Carlssons bokförlag, 2022
Keywords
Musikfestivaler, föreningsliv, ungdomar, musikhistoria
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-28006 (URN)9789189065147 (ISBN)
Note

Finansiering

Familjen Kamprads stiftelse Projekt: Efter Hultsfred. Kulturella entreprenörer i spåren efter festivalen. Vad kan vi lära oss av Hultsfredsentreprenörerna.

Available from: 2022-06-15 Created: 2022-06-15 Last updated: 2022-11-24Bibliographically approved
Flisbäck, M. (2022). 'Det här är Hultsfred och Hultsfred har festival, liksom!': Kollektivt minnesskapande som entreprenörskapets möjlighet och begränsning. In: Mats Trondman, Ragnhild Lekberg, Jonas Bjälesjö (Ed.), Hultsfredsfestivalen. Punkens etos, festivalens anda och entreprenörskapets vara: . Stockholm: Carlssons bokförlag
Open this publication in new window or tab >>'Det här är Hultsfred och Hultsfred har festival, liksom!': Kollektivt minnesskapande som entreprenörskapets möjlighet och begränsning
2022 (Swedish)In: Hultsfredsfestivalen. Punkens etos, festivalens anda och entreprenörskapets vara / [ed] Mats Trondman, Ragnhild Lekberg, Jonas Bjälesjö, Stockholm: Carlssons bokförlag , 2022Chapter in book (Other academic)
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: Carlssons bokförlag, 2022
National Category
Business Administration
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-28005 (URN)9789189065147 (ISBN)
Note

Finansiering

Familjen Kamprads stiftelse Projekt: Efter Hultsfred. Kulturella entreprenörer i spåren efter festivalen. Vad kan vi lära oss av Hultsfredsentreprenörerna.

Available from: 2022-06-15 Created: 2022-06-15 Last updated: 2022-06-15Bibliographically approved
Dellve, L., Johnsson, R., Flisbäck, M. & Bengtsson, M. (2022). System and Life-Course Perspectives on Capability to Work and Capability Through Work. In: Hanna Falk Erhag, Ulrika Lagerlöf Nilsson, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Ingmar Skoog (Ed.), A Multidisciplinary Approach to Capability in Age and Ageing: (pp. 207-219). Springer
Open this publication in new window or tab >>System and Life-Course Perspectives on Capability to Work and Capability Through Work
2022 (English)In: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Capability in Age and Ageing / [ed] Hanna Falk Erhag, Ulrika Lagerlöf Nilsson, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Ingmar Skoog, Springer, 2022, p. 207-219Chapter in book (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The capability approach is relevant to gaining a conceptual understanding of individuals’ abilities and motivation to work and to explore the potential consequences that various working conditions have for people when they reach old age. Here, the capability concept is complemented with system theory to understand the multi-component key resources for capability to work among older workers, and also the conversion factors – capability through work – at individual, micro, meso, macro and chrono-levels. The theoretical approach is exemplified by studies from the interdisciplinary field of work sciences. The chapter describes central working-life conditions, conversion factors for crafting capability to work and examples of patterns of interactions between capability to work and capability through work. To support practical applications, we suggest important conversion factors and patterns of interaction between capability to work and capability through working-life resources. In sum, having a reasonable degree of control and influence (freedom of choice) at work and opportunities to make individual deals and adjustments that match one’s values, abilities, competence and experience are important for individual preference of a long working life. This requires an organisation that focuses on the value of work and promotes a general learning climate through broad participation.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Springer, 2022
Keywords
Working-life Retirement process Meaning of work Capability Ageing
National Category
Social Sciences
Identifiers
urn:nbn:se:hb:diva-27292 (URN)10.1007/978-3-030-78063-0_15 (DOI)978-3-030-78065-4 (ISBN)
Available from: 2022-01-17 Created: 2022-01-17 Last updated: 2022-01-21Bibliographically approved
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