Maintaining paternalism, retaining patriarchy: Gender and class in a Finnish industrial company, 1880–1980

Matias Kaihovirta

doi:10.5771/0935-9915-2020-4-402

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- I–II Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis I–II
- 395–401 Paternalistic Work Regimes Mikael Ottosson, Simon Jebsen, Wenzel Matiaske Mikael Ottosson, Simon Jebsen, Wenzel Matiaske 395–401
- 402–419 Maintaining paternalism, retaining patriarchy: Gender and class in a Finnish industrial company, 1880–1980 Matias Kaihovirta Matias Kaihovirta 402–419
- 420–443 Overcoming the Paternalistic Firm – Codetermined Family Businesses: A Paradox? Comparing Cases from Sweden and Germany Börje Boers Börje Boers 420–443
- 444–464 Employee Empowerment and Paternalism: A Conceptual Analysis of Empowerment's Embeddedness in Communicative Contexts Linda Weidenstedt Linda Weidenstedt 444–464
- 465–488 Employee Benefits and Paternalistic Work Regimes. Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Company Welfare in Italy Stefano Gasparri Stefano Gasparri 465–488
- 489–509 Human Resource Management Systems and Work Engagement: Exploring the Impact of Employee Paternalistic Values Elaine Farndale, Zipporah Metto, Samer Nakhle Elaine Farndale, Zipporah Metto, Samer Nakhle 489–509
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Maintaining paternalism, retaining patriarchy: Gender and class in a Finnish industrial company, 1880–1980

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Matias Kaihovirta

DOI
- doi.org/10.5771/0935-9915-2020-4-402
- ISSN: 0935-9915
- ISSN online: 1861-9908
Abstract

This article examines industrial paternalism in Finland throughout a century, from the 1880s to the 1980s, and coincides with the rise and decline of industrial society in the history of Western capitalism. The focus of the article is on social relationships between management and employees in an ironworks in Billnäs, located in south-western Finland, and how it developed and changed during the studied time period. Applying a microscopic historical analysis, this article looks at universal phenomenon, namely concerning social relations and gender in the world of industrial paternalism in concrete detail. In addition to a historical understanding of paternalism, the article also contributes to a broader understanding of the relationship between social and economic relations in paternalist organizations with a view to exploring the cultural understandings of gender and class.
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