the nordic theory of everything

Question 1

how did Anu Partanen move to the US

Answer 1

-met her husband, he didn’t speak Finnish but her spoke English.
-Finnish melancholy vs usa optimizing/american dream

Question 2

what was the list of negative aspect of moving to America

Answer 2

• always need a good income (no sick leave, low job security)
  -expensive education
• no paid maternity leave
  -low vacation time
  -work mentality

Question 3

what was the list of positive aspect of moving to America

Answer 3

-her husband, NY city
-land of opportunity
-most powerful country in the world
-diversity
-new chapter of life

Question 4

Partaken argued that you need to always br on guard in US, why?

Answer 4

certain things are difficult to navigate, ex income taxes, low protection of consumers

increase anxiety

Question 5

what is the american criticism of the nordic countries?

Answer 5

-government coddled their citizen
-free things that wasn’t earned
-crush entrepreneurial spirit
this cause:
-naive
-childlike
-unhealthy dependency on gov

Question 6

Finland the happiest country on earth?

Answer 6

content vs happiness

Question 7

what are the fundamental principle of the US

Answer 7

Freedom, opportunity, independence

Question 8

based on the author, what do people need to achieve opportunity? (dependency)

Answer 8

rely on people around them

Question 9

why do people in America put their child in center of routine, educative activities

Answer 9

because they need to make sure their kids get into the best schools so that they have the best chances to succeed

Question 10

independency of kids on their parents:

Answer 10

the danger of helicopter parenting. can Americans afford to let their kids fail?

Question 11

what are the three areas of interdependency in Americans life?

Answer 11

between kids-parents, employers-employees, women-men(spouses)

Question 12

what is the main difference between Finland taxes and US?

Answer 12

in finland, people file their taxes separately even in couple

Question 13

dependance between spouses in mainly due to…

Answer 13

financial dependency.

Question 14

Partanen argues that social benefit and healthcare should not…

Answer 14

depend on the employers

Question 15

what is the nordic theory of love?

Answer 15

the nordic way to think about love:

authentic love and friendship are possible only between individuals who are independent and equal.

Question 16

based on the nordic theory of love, what are the most important value in life?

Answer 16

individual self-sufficiency
independence
(dependant=unequal+subservient)

Question 17

what character was used by Partanen to describe the nordic theory of love?

Answer 17

Pippi Longstocking

Question 18

what is the goal of nordic societies?

Answer 18

to free individuals from all forms of dependencies. so: allow all human relationships to be true

Question 19

is social welfare altruism?

Answer 19

no, its self-interest

Question 20

why does nordic states don’t view social welfare as socialist (like negative socialism)

Answer 20

because the goal is to give more individuals freedoms. unlike socialism (decrease freedom of speech, no personal wealth etc)

Question 21

Partanen argues that globalization, free trade, deregulations and new technologies are not the only reason why there is inequalities in the US, what is?

Answer 21

policies

Question 22

how does Partanen measure opportunity?

Answer 22

measure upward social mobility: the ability of people to increase their standard of living + hav their kids do better

Question 23

societies with low income inequalities, tend to have high..

Answer 23

upward mobility

Question 24

what is the Great Gatsby Curve?

Answer 24

connection between rising inequality and falling of social mobility in the US.

Question 25

based on Partanen, why is the american dream falling?

Answer 25

inequality in income,
health care,
education,
resources available to families.

Question 26

what are the 3 steps that the OECD recommends to counter the changes that have unsettled the labor market (US)

Answer 26

1. investing in the workforce (ex; easy access to health care, day care etc..)
2. creating better job that pays more
3. using a well-designed tax system

Question 27

what is borealism

Answer 27

marketing and media discourse in the reception countries: image of the nordic as being “cold, ice,malrose detective”
bring out the importance of the topography