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

Edited by Franz-Xaver Kaufmann, Anton Kuijsten, Hans-Joachim Schulze and Klaus Peter Strohmeier

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Abstract: 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-a-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. Contributors to this volume - Beat Fux, University of Zurich Alois Herlth, University of Bielefeld Franz-Xaver Kaufmann, University of Bielefeld Thomas Klein, University of Heidelberg Lisbeth B. Knudsen, University of Southern Denmark, Odense Johannes Kopp, University of Mannheim Anton Kuijsten, (formerly) University of Amsterdam Jan Kunzler, Wurzburg University Hans-Joachim Schulze, Free University, Amsterdam Klaus Peter Strohmeier, Ruhr-Universitat Bochum Isabel Madruga Torremocha, Instituto Juan March, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Madrid Hartmann Tyrell, University of Bielefeld Paul Vlaardingerbroek, Tilburg University

Date: 2002
ISBN: 9780198233282
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