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Families in converging Europe [electronic resource] : a comparison of forms, structures and ideals / Eriikka Oinonen.

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The traditional concept of a family is no longer the norm in modern-day Europe. Fertility rates are declining, alternative family forms are becoming common place, and people are chosing to remain single for longer. In this book, Eriikka Oinonen examines common familial trends and differences through...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Oinonen, Eriikka
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2008.
Series:Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life.
Subjects:
Families > Europe.
Families > Finland.
Families > Spain.
Families.
Europe.
Finland.
Spain.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • PART 1:THE CHANGING EUROPEAN FAMILY
  • Family Patterns
  • Convergence or Divergence
  • Explaining Family Changes
  • PART 2:TOWARD THE CASE STUDIES
  • Premises for Studying Finnish and Spanish Families
  • The Making of Modern Finland and Spain
  • PART 3:FAMILY IN FINLAND AND SPAIN
  • On Family Ideology
  • Family Values and Attitudes
  • On Family Practices
  • Family in Finland and Spain: The Focal Findings
  • PART 4:FAMILY IN CONVERGING EUROPE
  • Integration of European Societies and Family Patterns?
  • The European Family
  • Made in the OECD?

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