Reconfiguring Relations in the Empty Nest by Christophe Giraud

Reconfiguring Relations in the Empty Nest by Christophe Giraud

This edited volume traverses the spectrum of experiences that take place after children leave the family home and parents find themselves in the empty nest stage of life. Rather than focusing on measuring the intensity of empty nest syndrome or asking whether parents' marital satisfaction increases or decreases in this phase, the authors present rich qualitative data from across Poland and France to show that there is great variation in how families experience the empty nest, developing both a study on intimacy and love and on family solidarity. Throughout the book, themes of mixed emotions, nuanced attitudes, contradictions, and dissonance are explored while shedding light on supporting actors of the empty nest transition, such as family pets and material objects.

Magdalena Żadkowska is Assistant Professor in the Division of Sociology of Everyday Life in the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Gdańsk, Poland. 

Marta Skowrońska is Assistant Professor at the Division of Social Practice Research and Theory in the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. 

Christophe Giraud is Professor of Sociology at Université Paris Cité, France. 

Filip Schmidt is Assistant Professor in the Division of Social Practice Research and Theory at the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. ctice Research and Theory at the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland.

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ISBN 13	9783031504020
ISBN 10	303150402X
Title	Reconfiguring Relations in the Empty Nest
Author	Magdalena 379adkowska
Series	Palgrave Macmillan Studies In Family And Intimate Life
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Year published	2024-02-21
Number of pages	340
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