ABSTRACT

In many welfare regimes, families and communities are often considered as social policy solutions to the extent that they are called into action to provide support and care services. The resort to ‘family’ and ‘community’ seems to contrast the atomization of today’s society, but it entails two risks: first, the privatization of welfare; second, the exclusion of the most fragile and needy people, as well as individuals without a network. The COVID-19 pandemics have made these risks even more evident: the crisis has exacerbated the centrality of informal networks in producing welfare services and helps. These are the reasons why it is necessary to reflect on the need to primarily develop an individual – rather than a family and community – welfare.

摘要

在许多福利制度中，家庭和社区通常被视为社会政策解决方案，只要它们被采取行动以提供支持和护理服务即可。诉诸“家庭”和“社区”似乎与当今社会的原子化形成了鲜明对比，但它带来了两个风险：第一，福利的私有化；第二，福利的私有化。第二，排斥最脆弱和最需要帮助的人，以及没有网络的个人。COVID-19大流行使这些风险更加明显：这场危机加剧了非正式网络在提供福利服务和帮助方面的中心地位。这就是为什么必须反思必须首先发展个人（而不是家庭和社区）福利的原因。