Familialism

Familialism refers to the orientation toward a heteronormative ideal family as the most recognized form of community, to which social structuring is oriented. Other forms of cohabitation are thus implicitly or explicitly devalued (cf. Notz 2015; 2022). In contrast, familialism in welfare research means that public infrastructure is designed to provide little, hardly any, or no child care and provision. Instead, family care is provided through transfer benefits or supplementary payments. In a familialist care regime, the (nuclear) family is considered responsible for the care of children and the elderly (cf. Eggers/Grages/Pfau-Effinger 2022).