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Les politiques familiales au Québec. Une perspective historiqueFamily Policies in Quebec: A Historical ApproachLas políticas de la familia en el Quebec. Una perspectivahistóricaDenyse Baillargeon

Politiques familiales et vies de femmesNumber 36, automne 1996

URI: https://id.erudit.org/iderudit/005052arDOI: https://doi.org/10.7202/005052ar

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Cite this articleBaillargeon, D. (1996). Les politiques familiales au Québec. Une perspectivehistorique. Lien social et Politiques, (36), 21–32. https://doi.org/10.7202/005052ar

Article abstractThe history of family policies in Quebec can be divided into two periods: theera from the early 20th century to the 1960s, when support for families waslargely provided by religious institutions, and the period starting with theQuiet Revolution, when the state took on a far more active, albeit clearlyinadequate, role. There are in fact serious shortcomings in the legislation andmeasures implemented since 1960 in terms of reconciling the spheres of workand family, a situation that offers little hope for improvement given thecurrent crisis in public finances and the questioning of the welfare state.