1: Introduction
Part 1: Family in the Empty Nest
2: Mothering from Full Nest to Empty Nest
3: Fathering from Full Nest to Empty Nest
4: Adult Children's Bedrooms and Emptying the Nest: The Mechanisms of Transition
5: Visiting Parents: The Recomposing and Renegotiation of Family Roles and Responsibilities
6: The Come-Back to 'Full Nest' in Times of Pandemic in France and Poland
7: The Recomposition: Parental Roles and Animal Roles in the Empty Nest
Part 2: Couple in the Empty Nest 8: Redefining Couple Relationship in the Empty Nest: The Evolving Involvement
9: Redefining Couple Relationship in the Empty Nest: Together, but Apart
10: No Intimate Bonds in the Empty Nest: Uncoupling and Recoupling
Part 3: The Self in the Empty Nest
11: What Do We Do In Our Free Time? Personal Life Strategies
12: Without Children at Home: The Transition to Herplaces and Hisplaces
13: Changing Roles, Changing Emotions: Women's Emotions in Coping with Change
14: Struggling with Limitations, Creating New Possibilities: The Identity of Men in the Empty Nest Stage
15: Conclusion.