Families in Converging Europe: A Comparison of Forms, Structures and Ideals

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.

Author: E. Oinonen
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 04/30/2008
Pages: 212
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.87lbs
Size: 8.71h x 5.80w x 0.76d
ISBN: 9780230527249

About the Author
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.