Families in Converging Europe - A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals (Hardcover, First)

This book provides an examination of common familial trends and differences across Europe from the 1960s. It ties in with current major concerns on social policy and the family, and the changing nature of the family in Europe - and the West in general. It applies the different cases of Spain and Finland to the rest of Europe. It includes historical context of changing family structures, implications for social policy, demographic issues, family practices.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.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Release date:	April 2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	E. Oinonen
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
Edition:	First
ISBN-13:	978-0-230-52724-9
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social institutions > Family & relationships > General
LSN:	0-230-52724-8
Barcode:	9780230527249

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