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Family Life and Family Policies in Europe: Problems and Issues in Comparative Perspective (002) - Couverture rigide

 
9780198233282: Family Life and Family Policies in Europe: Problems and Issues in Comparative Perspective (002)

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l'auteur

Franz-Xaver Kaufmann is Professor Emeritus at the University of Bielefeld.

Anton Kuijsten (now deceased) was Professor of Demography at the University of Amsterdam.

Hans-Joachim Schulze is Professor of Family and Education at the Free University of Amsterdam.

Klaus Peter Strohmeier is Professor of Sociology, Urban, and Regional Studies at Ruhr-Universität Bochum.

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