ISBN:
9789400743540
Language:
English
Pages:
viii, 306 p.
Series Statement:
Social indicators research series v. 49
Series Statement:
Social Indicators Research Ser. v.49
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als
DDC:
306.094
Keywords:
Quality of life -- Europe
;
Well-being -- Europe
;
Families
;
Quality of life ; Europe
;
Well-being ; Europe
;
Families
;
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Abstract:
This book surveys methodological and conceptual issues in the comparative analysis of family and well-being in a European perspective. Coverage ranges from theoretical views of children's well-being to the development of specific measures of family well-being.
Abstract:
Intro -- Family Well-Being -- Contents -- Contributors -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- References -- Part I: Approaches to the Study of Family Well-Being -- Chapter 2: Conceptualizing Family Well-Being -- Introduction -- Defining Well-Being -- What Is Family? -- Conceptualizing Family Well-Being -- Family Systems Theory -- Family Tasks and Functions -- Interdependence of Family Roles and Positions -- Structural Deficit and Excess -- Boundaries and Boundary Maintenance -- Equilibrium and Adaptive Propensities -- The Environment -- Exchange and Choice Theories -- Rewards and Costs -- Pro tability -- Comparison Level and Comparison Level Alternatives -- Reciprocity -- Family Stress Theory -- The Stressor Event -- Family Resources -- De nition of the Situation -- The Crisis -- The Double ABCX Model -- Family Coping Strategies that Facilitate Adjustments and Adaptations to the Situation -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Social Quality , the Quality of Life and Parents with Young Children in Europe -- Introduction -- Societal Quality for Parents -- Data -- Methods -- The Dependent Variable -- Modelling the Quality of Society -- Economic Security -- Societal Cohesion -- Social Integration -- Conditions for Empowerment -- Index of Societal Quality -- Variations in Societal Quality in Europe -- Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Family, Child Poverty and Well-Being -- Chapter 4: Child Poverty and Child Well-Being in Italy in a Comparative Framework -- Introduction -- Child Poverty in the European Union -- Characteristics of Children at Risk of Poverty in Italy -- Social Transfers to Families and Children -- Childcare Opportunities: The Impact on Children Well-Being -- The Dynamics of Child Poverty -- Other Aspects of Child Poverty: Early School Leaving and Underage Working -- Conclusions -- References.
Note:
Includes index
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