The paradoxes of family solidarity: contribution to the sociology of configurations of justice between the family and the state in France

Despite its many meanings, "solidarity" has once again become current in French to describe macro as well as microsocial relations. Social relations in & outside the family have not always been understood as instances of solidarity. But is this solidarity the same as the one established by the welfare state? Forms of family solidarity that have risen in esteem over the past two decades are "deconstructed." The conditions for family solidarity are examined; & conceptual paradoxes, described. This approach suggests that family solidarity, as this concept is normally used, mixes together several systems of justice that should be clearly distinguished, especially if we want to put this phrase to a judicious social use. 27 References. Adapted from the source document.