Family Life and Family Policies in Europe

Volume 2: Problems and Issues in Comparative Perspective

Franz-Xaver Kaufmann editor Hans Joachim Schulze editor Anton Kuijsten editor Klaus Peter Strohmeier editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Oxford University Press

Published:29th Aug '02

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Volume 2 of Family Life and Family Policies in Europe is a comparative study of family change in Europe and its dependency on social policy regimes. The authors explore family discourse, family law, single parents, gender relations, the 'new fathers', divorce, and abortion within the framework of national policies vis-à-vis the family. Conventional wisdom assumes that policy decisions affecting the life situation of a population shape different opportunities for private living, particularly in relation to children and the family. But, the authors argue, it would be too simplistic to assume a direct causal link between welfare policies for the family and developments in the family sector. Family change is in fact mediated by institutional factors as well as by cultural traditions and political intervention. The chapters in this volume deal with the substantial and methodological problems of ascertaining the impact of different national policy regimes on family change. This volume, in conjunction with Volume 1 (which presents a standardized framework for analysing family development and policies across ten European countries), makes a significant contribution to research in the field of comparative interdisciplinary family science. Together they aim at a better understanding of issues relevant to the European agenda for social policies towards the family.

Review from other book by this author Provides new country-specific information and tools for specific thematic comparisons and, by using a wide interdisciplinary approach, gives new insights into modern family structures. * Maria Teresa Lopez Lopez. International Social Security Review. April 1998. *

ISBN: 9780198233282

Dimensions: 242mm x 164mm x 34mm

Weight: 948g

530 pages