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Families in Converging Europe A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals
Title:
Families in Converging Europe A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals
ISBN:
9780230583146
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Edition:
1st ed. 2008.
Publication Information New:
London : Palgrave Macmillan UK : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Physical Description:
XIV, 212 p. online resource.
Series:
Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life,
Abstract:
This book examines common familial trends and differences throughout Europe from the 1960s onwards and discusses the most common theoretical explanations for convergence and divergence. Eriikka Oinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices.
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Language:
English