Family Life and Family Policies in Europe, Volume 2: Problems and Issues in Comparative Perspective

Volume 2. Hardcover, xx + 509 pages, NOT ex-library. Gentle handling wear, a few minor creases. Book is clean and bright with unmarked text, free of inscriptions and stamps, firmly bound. In an untorn, shelfworn dust jacket (faint marks and fine scratches). -- Contents: 1. Comparing Family Life In the Frame of National Policies: An Introduction [Introduction; New Approaches; In Search of Comparative Results; Overview] 2. Variation and Change in the Forms of Private Life in the 1980s [Introduction; Demographic Trends in the 1980s; Partnership and Parenthood in the 1980s; Changes in the Forms of Private Life; Conclusions] 3. What Happened to the European Family in the 1980s? Polarization Between the Family and other Forms of Private Life [Introduction; Interpretation of Developments in the Field of Private Life: The German Debate; Polarization; Polarization in the 1980s in Ten European Countries; Polarization within Social Policy Profiles of Ten European Countries; Summary and Perspectives] 4. Trends in the Development of Family Law in Europe: Comparative Perspectives [Introduction; Impact of International Law Standards upon Family Law; Trends in the Law on Affiliation; Custody/Parental Authority; Access Rights; Marriage Law, Registered Partnership, and Homosexual Marriage; Conclusions] 5. Divorce in Europe: A Cohort Perspective [Introduction; Data and Methods; Probability of Divorce by Country and Cohort; Timing of Divorce; Discussion] 6. Lone-Parenthood and Social Policies for Lone-Parent Families in Europe [Introduction; Lone-parenthood as a Growing Phenomenon; Problems Associated with Lone-parenthood; Specific or General Policies?; Social Policies towards Lone-parent Families; Conclusion] 7. Induced Abortion and Family Formation in Europe [Introduction; Themes in the Abortion Discussion; Legal Status of Induced Abortion in Europe; Abortion Rates in Europe; Effect of Induced Abortion on Fertility and Family Formation; Concluding Remarks] 8. Paths Towards a Modernization of Gender Relations, Policies, and Family Building [Introduction: Changes in Gender and Family Relations; Changes in the Gender Division of Paid Work, 1973-1995; Changes in the Gender Division of Unpaid Work, 1961-1998; Changes in Gender Role Orientations; Changes in Women's and Men's Participation in Higher Education; Gender Relations: Paths Towards Modernity; Gendering Welfare States: Typologies; Policy Regimes, Modernization Paths, and Family Building; Appendix] 9. New Fathers: What Does It Mean for Children, Marriage, and for Family Policy? [Modernization of the Family Role Structure; Effects of Familial Role Arrangements on Family Functioning; Family Involvement of the Father and Family Functioning; What Does it Mean for Children, Marriage, and Family Policy?] 10. Family Policy: How Does it Work? [Introduction: Family Policy and Fertility; Family Policy Evaluation; Family Life in Europe: Diversity and Change; What Explains Diversity? Is Family Policy Driving the Change?; What Does all this Mean to the Policymaker?] 11. Which Models of the Family are Encouraged or Discouraged by Different Family Policies? [Introduction; An Approach to Analyse the Potential Impacts of Family Policies; Description of Inter-country Heterogeneity with Regard to Selected Family Policy Measures; Towards a Typology of Family Policy Regimes in Selected European Countries; Interrelations between the Economic Situation, Family Related Values, and Family Policy Regimes; Hypotheses on the Potential Impact of Family Policy Measures on Family-types and Family Life; Conclusion and Outlook] 12. Politics and Policies towards the Family in Europe: A Framework and an Inquiry into their Differences and Convergences [Introduction; Analytical Dimensions of Family Policy; Comparing Family Policies in Europe; Differences in National Traditions and European Integration; Towards a European Family Policy?]; Subject Index; Name Index.…