ISBN:
0230527248
,
9780230527249
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (xiv, 212 p)
,
ill
,
23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2011 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Series Statement:
Palgrave studies in family sociology
Parallel Title:
Print version Families in Converging Europe : A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals
DDC:
306.85094
Keywords:
Families
;
Families
;
Families
Abstract:
This book examines common familial trends and differences throughout Europe from the 1960s onwards and discusses the most common theoretical explanations for convergence and divergence. Eriikka Oinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Series Editors' Preface; Preface; List of Abbreviations; Introduction: Families in Converging Europe; Part I: The Changing European Family; Part II: Towards the Case Studies; Part III: Family in Finland and Spain; Part IV: Family in Converging Europe; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-206) and index
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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