Family Life and Family Policies in Europe

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.

List of Figures

xi

(2)

List of Tables

xiii

(9)

List of Contributors

xxii

1. Family Life and Family Policies in Europe: an Introduction

1

(11)

Klaus Peter Strohmeier

Anton Kuijsten

1.1. Introduction

1

(2)

1.2. How the Research was Organized

3

(2)

1.3. The Ten Country Reports

5

(7)

2. Denmark: the Land of the Vanishing Housewife

12

(37)

Lisbeth B. Knudsen

2.1. Introduction

12

(12)

2.2. Family Policy in Denmark

24

(5)

2.3. Family Forms in the 1980s

29

(5)

2.4. Aspects of the Family Life Situation

34

(9)

2.5. Compatibility of Family Life and Employment

43

(2)

2.6. Summary and Conclusions

45

(4)

3. France: the Institutionalization of Plurality

49

(28)

Beatrice Muller-Escoda

Ulla Vogt

3.1. Introduction

49

(3)

3.2. Family Policy

52

(3)

3.3. Family Life in the 1980s

55

(7)

3.4. The Family Life Situation: Income and Housing

62

(6)

3.5. Compatibility of Family Obligations and Employment

68

(3)

3.6. Closing Remarks

71

(6)

4. The Federal Republic of Germany: Polarization of Family Structure

77

(37)

Gero Federkeil

4.1. Introduction

77

(7)

4.2. Family Policy in Germany

84

(7)

4.3. Family Structures in the 1980s

91

(11)

4.4. Living Conditions

102

(3)

4.5. Organization of Everyday Life

105

(3)

4.6. Conclusions

108

(6)

5. The Former German Democratic Republic: the Standardized Family

114

(41)

Hartmut Wendt

5.1. Introduction

114

(11)

5.2. Family Policy in the Former GDR

125

(4)

5.3. Family Forms in the 1980s

129

(3)

5.4. Family Living Arrangements

132

(9)

5.5. Compatibility of Family Life and Gainful Employment

141

(3)

5.6. Child Care for Employed Parents

144

(1)

5.7. Domestic Division of Labour

145

(2)

5.8. Summary and Conclusions

147

(8)

6. Great Britain: the Lone Parent as the New Norm?

155

(40)

Lynda Clarke

Melanie Henwood

6.1. Introduction

156

(9)

6.2. Family Forms in the 1980s

165

(3)

6.3. The Family Life Situation

168

(11)

6.4. Values and Attitudes

179

(4)

6.5. Policy Change in the 1980s

183

(7)

6.6. Conclusions

190

(5)

7. Ireland: Marriage Loses Popularity

195

(30)

Finola Kennedy

Kevin McCormack

7.1. Introduction

196

(5)

7.2. Policy Changes Associated with Changing Trends

201

(6)

7.3. Family Forms in the 1980s

207

(7)

7.4. The Family Life Situation

214

(5)

7.5. Values and Attitudes

219

(2)

7.6. Summary and Conclusions

221

(4)

8. Italy: Changing the Family from Within

225

(28)

Adele Menniti

Rossella Palomba

Linda Laura Sabbadini

8.1. Family, Italian-Style

225

(5)

8.2. Family Policies in Italy

230

(6)

8.3. Women, Marriage and the Family

236

(3)

8.4. Women and Household Arrangements at the Parental and Post-parental Phases

239

(6)

8.5. Organization of Everyday Life

245

(4)

8.6. A Few Notes for the Social Agenda of Italian Policy-Makers

249

(4)

9. The Netherlands: the Latent Family

253

(49)

Anton Kuijsten

Hans-Joachim Schulze

9.1. Introduction

253

(8)

9.2. Family Policy in the Netherlands

261

(7)

9.3. Family Forms in the 1980s

268

(5)

9.4. Some Aspects of the Family Life Situation

273

(11)

9.5. Compatibility of Family and Employment

284

(5)

9.6. Summary and Conclusions

289

(13)

10. Sweden: a Case of Solidarity and Equality

302

(46)

Tuija Meisaari-Polsa

10.1. Introduction

302

(5)

10.2. Family Policy in Sweden

307

(3)

10.3. Family Forms in the 1980s

316

(8)

10.4. Aspects of the Family Life Situation

324

(11)

10.5. Everyday Life of Families

335

(7)

10.6. Summary and Conclusions

342

(6)

11. Switzerland: the Family Neglected by the State

348

(46)

Beat Fux

11.1. Introduction

348

(9)

11.2. Family Policy in Switzerland

357

(8)

11.3. Family Forms in the 1980s

365

(12)

11.4. Special Aspects of the Family Life Situation

377

(7)

11.5. Everyday Life of Families

384

(2)

11.6. Evaluation of Findings

386

(8)

12. Ten Countries in Europe: an Overview

394

Anton Kuijsten

Klaus Peter Strohmeier

12.1. Demographic Trends in the 1980s

394

(17)

12.2. The Pluralization of Family Life Forms

411

(8)

12.3. The Comparative Studies

419

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Family Life and Family Policies in Europe Volume 1: Structures and Trends in the 1980s

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