Families in Converging Europe by E Oinonen

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Summary

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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Families in Converging Europe by E Oinonen

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. EriikkaOinonen reveals how structural factors such as the labour market, the welfare state and the EU affect Europeans' family related choices.

'The book is a very helpful tool in the complex process of overcoming stereotypes and should be read by anyone interested in the relationship between territorial differences, family models and social change' - Elisabetta Ruspini, INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality

ERIIKKA OINONEN is Finnish Academy Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Tampere, Finland. She has worked extensively on issues related to cross-national comparison, family and social change.
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ISBN 13 9781349358045
ISBN 10 1349358045
Title Families in Converging Europe
Author E Oinonen
Series Palgrave Macmillan Studies In Family And Intimate Life
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Palgrave Macmillan
Year published 2008-01-01
Number of pages 212
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