Synopses & Reviews
This book presents a standardized framework for the analysis of family development and family policies in Europe. It offers an accessible and coherent account of how harmonized--or not--the various countries are in terms of cultural and political attitudes towards the family.
Table of Contents
1. Family Life and Family Policies in Europe: An Introduction,
Klaus Peter Strohmeier and Anton Kuijsten2. Denmark: The Land of the Vanishing Housewife, Lisbeth B. Knudsen
3. France: The Institutionalization of Plurality, Béatrice Muller-Escoda and Ulla Vogt
4. The Federal Republic of Germany: Polarization of Family Structure, Gero Federkeil
5. The Former German Democratic Republic: The Normed Family, Hartmut Wendt
6. Great Britain: The Lone Parent as the New Norm?, Lynda Clarke and Melanie Henwood
7. Ireland, Finola Kennedy and Kevin McCormack
8. Italy: Changing the Family from Within, Adele Menniti, Rossella Palomba and Linda Laura Sabbadini
9. The Netherlands: The Latent Family, Anton Kuijsten and Hans-Joachim Schulze
10. Sweden: A Case Study of Solidarity and Equality, Tuija Meisaari-Polsa
11. Switzerland: The Family Neglected by the State, Beat Fux
12. Ten Countries in Europe: An Overview, Anton Kuijsten and Klaus Peter Strohmeier
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