Volume 2 of Family Life and Family Policies in Europe is a comparative study of family change in Europe and its dependency on social policy regimes. The authors explore family discourse, family law, single parents, gender relations, the 'new fathers', divorce, and abortion within the framework of national policies vis-�-vis the family.This volume, in conjunction with Volume 1 , makes a significant contribution to research in the field of comparative interdisciplinary family science. Together they aim at a better understanding of issues relevant to the European agenda for social policies towards the family.
Language
English
Pages
536
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Release
November 14, 2002
ISBN
0198233280
ISBN 13
9780198233282
Family Life and Family Policies in Europe: Volume 2: Problems and Issues in Comparative Perspective
Volume 2 of Family Life and Family Policies in Europe is a comparative study of family change in Europe and its dependency on social policy regimes. The authors explore family discourse, family law, single parents, gender relations, the 'new fathers', divorce, and abortion within the framework of national policies vis-�-vis the family.This volume, in conjunction with Volume 1 , makes a significant contribution to research in the field of comparative interdisciplinary family science. Together they aim at a better understanding of issues relevant to the European agenda for social policies towards the family.