Research handbook on the sociology of the family / / edited by Norbert F. Schneider, Michaela Kreyenfeld
"Exploring how family life has radically changed in recent decades, this comprehensive Research Handbook tracks the latest developments and trends in scholarly work on the family. With a particular focus on the European context, it addresses current debates and offers insights into key topics i...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Northampton : : Edward Elgar Publishing,, 2021. |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Research handbooks in sociology series
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (480 pages). |
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Table of Contents:
- Preface
- Part I: Introduction
- 1. Introduction: The sociology of the family - towards a European perspective / Norbert F. Schneider and Michaela Kreyenfeld
- Part II. Theoretical advances in family research
- 2. Welfare state regimes, family policies, and family behaviour / Gerda Neyer
- 3. Cross-cultural perspectives in family research / Bernhard Nauck
- 4. Family diversity in a configurational perspective / Eric D. Widmer
- 5. Life course sociology: Key concepts and applications in family sociology / Dirk Konietzka and Michaela Kreyenfeld
- Part III. New perspectives in family research
- 6. Digital family research / Nicolas M. Legewie and Anette E. Fasang
- 7. Qualitative longitudinal research in family sociology / Laura Bernardi
- 8. Families from a network perspective / Gil Viry and Andreas Herz
- Part IV. Family diversity and family change
- 9. A historical perspective on family change in Europe / Josef Ehmer
- 10. Demography of family change in Europe / TomaÌsÌ Sobotka and Caroline Berghammer
- 11. Living arrangements across households in Europe / Chia Liu and Albert Esteve
- 12. Living arrangements in later life / Pearl A. Dykstra
- Part V. Family transitions in the life course
- 13. Partner choice and partner markets / Jan Van Bavel
- 14. Causes and consequences of family dissolution in Europe and post-divorce families / Dimitri Mortelmans
- 15. Fertility desires, intentions, and behaviour / Ann Berrington
- 16. Family behaviour of migrants / Gunnar Andersson
- Part VI. Intimate and intergenerational relationships
- 17. Grandparent status and multigenerational relationships / Jan Skopek
- 18. Children and parents after separation / Ulrike Zartler
- 19. Emotions, love, and sexuality in committed relationships / Karl Lenz and Marina A. Adler
- Part VII. New insights into the division of work in families
- 20. Gender and labour market outcomes / Anna Matysiak and Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska
- 21. The gender division of housework and child care / Oriel Sullivan
- 22. Couples' transitions to parenthood: Why the female partner's earnings advantage fails to predict efficient specialisation / Daniela Grunow
- 23. Family sociological theories questioned: Same-sex parent families sharing work and care / Marie Evertsson, Madeleine Eriksson Kirsch, and Allison Geerts
- 24. 'Plus ça change'? The gendered legacies of mid-twentieth-century conceptualisations of the form and function of the family / Wendy Sigle
- 25. Poverty and the family in Europe / Jonathan Bradshaw and Rense Nieuwenhuis
- 26. Medically assisted reproduction in developed countries: Overview and societal challenges / Jasmin Passet-Wittig and Martin Bujard
- 27. Key developments and future prospects in the study of transnational families / Laura Merla, Majella Kilkey, Raelene Wilding, and Loretta Baldassar
- Index.