ISBN:
1848441932
,
9781848441934
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xii, 419 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version When Marriage Ends : Economic and Social Consequences of Partnership Dissolution
DDC:
306.89
Keywords:
Divorce Economic aspects
;
Divorce Social aspects
Abstract:
Focusing on both economic and social aspects, this volume explores the consequences of partnership dissolution at the individual level. It contains four cross-national comparative studies addressing the impacts of divorce including labour force participation, residential mobility and housing, household income and poverty and lifestyle deprivation
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction: economic and social consequences of partnership dissolution - what do we know and what are we looking for?; PART I Theoretical, Methodological and Measurement Issues; 1. Conceptualization and measurements of institutional contexts: a review; PART II Single Country Studies; 2. Germany: will the male breadwinner model survive?; 3. Belgium: economic hardship despite elaborate childcare and leave time programmes; 4. New holes in the safety net? Economic and social consequences of divorce in Denmark
Description / Table of Contents:
5. Divergences in the Nordic model:economic consequences of partnership dissolution in Sweden and Finland6. Great Britain: 'things can only get better . . .'; 7. Marital disruption in Spain: class selectivity and deterioration of economic conditions; 8. Low divorce incidence in Greece: facts and figures; PART III Comparative Studies; 9. Female-supportive policies and women's employment after divorce; 10. Divorce and housing: a European comparison of the housing consequences of divorce for men and women
Description / Table of Contents:
11. The economic consequences of partnership dissolution: acomparative analysis of panel studies from Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and Sweden12. Marital disruption and economic well-being: poverty, income and lifestyle deprivation; PART IV Conclusion; 13. When marriage ends: results and conclusions; Data appendix; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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