ISBN:
1844073513
,
1844073521
,
9781844073511
,
9781844073528
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiii, 389 p)
,
ill
,
24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Population and sustainable development series
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als The New Generations of Europeans : Demography and Families in the Enlarged European Union
DDC:
304.6094
Keywords:
Fertility, Human
;
Families
;
Europe Population
Abstract:
Europe today is characterized by aging populations, changing family patterns, dropping fertility rates and mass migration. With the potentially massive ramifications this has for pensions, health, housing, transport, family relations, employment and other sectors of society, The New Generations of Europeans sets out to assess what it is to be a citizen of a growing EU and what important demographic, social, and economic issues will have to be faced by European decision makers. Edited by leading demographers and sociologists, and made up of contributions from respected researchers in the fields
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction / Wolfgang Lutz and Chris WilsonThe social situation in the European Union, 2004 / Constantinos Fotakis and Fritz von Nordheim -- Low fertility and the scope for social policy : understanding the context / Juan Antonio Fernández Cordón -- Childbearing behavior in the new EU member states : basic trends and selected attitudes / Zsolt Spéder -- Alternative paths for future European fertility : will the birth rate recover or continue to decline? / Wolfgang Lutz -- Europe's coming generations : the mortgage of the past / Giovanni B. Sgritta -- Youth transitions and family support in a transforming social context : reflections from the new member states / Siyka Kovacheva -- Family forms and the young generation in the new Europe : future trends / Claire Wallace -- Migration, migrants, and their families in the EU15 member states / Johannes Pflegerl -- International migration patterns in the new EU member states / Dus̆an Drbohlav -- The future of the European Union facing migration / Catherine Wihtol de Wenden -- Family and health : a model and European facts / Hans-Joachim Schulze -- The Polish health system in Europe : situation, reforms and challenges / Christoph Sowada -- Issues for the future of health care in an enlarged EU / Robert Anderson -- Civic society and the family : on the formation of social capital in Europe / Jan H. Marbach -- Europe's future generations : closing thoughts / Landis MacKellar.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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