Download or read book Policy Implications of Changing Family Formation written by Linda Hantrais and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modern European societies are witnessing a number of key changes in family structures, such as postponed parenthood, low fertility, single parenting and increased divorce rates. As a consequence of the radical changes taking place in our societies, family policies often result in a complex set of targeted and sometimes contradictory measures and forms of public intervention. The three authors of this volume review the major demographic challenges posed by changing patterns in family and family formation and strive to identify possible policy responses by governments. They stress the need for all levels of government and the private sector to adopt an integrated and balanced approach to policy in order to create cohesive and family-friendly societies. This volume is a thematic compilation of the background papers on the policy implications of changing family formations prepared for the European Population Conference (Strasbourg, 7-8 April 2005).
Download or read book Work Family Policies and Transitions to Adulthood in Europe written by T. Knijn and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-09-17 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes how the current generation of young adults enters the labour market and tries to create their own autonomous household, with or without children, exploring questions such as what does it mean to be a young adult in Europe today and what social policies help them to combine work and family life?
Download or read book Documents written by Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2007-03-19 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Demographic Challenges for Social Cohesion written by Charlotte Höhn and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Childbearing Trends and Policies in Europe Book I written by Tomas Frejka and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Demographic Research Volume 17 Book I written by Demographic Research and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2008 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Family written by Liz Steel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-01 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family structures have become increasingly diverse over recent decades. Examining contemporary theory alongside key terms and concepts, this new edition explores issues of intimacy, parenting, cohabitation and media representations. This book provides an in-depth look at the role of the family in society for all students of sociology.
Download or read book Social Policy in the European Union Third Edition written by Linda Hantrais and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2017-09-16 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taking account of the debates about adapting the Union's institutional structures to accommodate different welfare arrangements and the need for more open forms of European governance, the third edition of this well received book offers a compact, clear and authoritative account of 50 years of social policy formation and implementation across the EU.
Download or read book International Comparative Research written by Linda Hantrais and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2008-11-12 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This authoritative book examines the what, why and how of international comparative research. It offers a comprehensive topic-based overview of the theory and practice of comparative research and addresses the possible concerns of those both funding the research and using the findings. Drawing on illustrations from the extensive international literature as well as real-life comparative studies, the chapters guide readers through the many stages in the research process, from research design and data collection to the analysis and interpretation of findings. In a book that crosses national, societal, cultural and disciplinary boundaries, the author: - Pinpoints practical problems and directs readers to tried and tested solutions, including multiple method strategies. - Draws on examples of policy transfer to examine how comparative research can inform policy making - Provides guidance on the management of international research teams and projects This resource is the ultimate reference tool for students, researchers and practitioners undertaking comparative research projects in international settings across the social sciences and humanities.
Download or read book Rethinking Gender Work and Care in a New Europe written by Triin Roosalu and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-04-29 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the growing importance of Eastern European countries in the development of the EU, there is an urgent need to reconstruct the recent dynamic developments in women's work and care in these societies, and the socio-political determinants thereof. Considering their specific cultural, economic and historical development, it can be assumed that the trends and determinants of women's labour market trajectories in CEE countries differ significantly from those in the other European countries that have frequently made up the basis for established theories in social and labour market research. This being the case, can 'standard' theoretical approaches, mostly modelled on evidence from Western Europe, be transferred to the analysis of Eastern European countries? This edited collection scrutinises pivotal aspects of women's careers in Eastern Europe, providing a detailed overview of trends and determinants of women's employment in Eastern Europe, and reflecting critically on theoretical approaches in social and labour market research.
Download or read book And They Lived Happily Ever After written by Helene Carlbäck and published by Central European University Press. This book was released on 2012-03-10 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Takes a comparative perspective on family life and childhood in the past half century in Russia and Eastern Europe, highlighting similarities and differences. Focuses on the problematic domains of the institutions and laws devised to cope with family difficulties, and discusses the social strains created by the transition from communist to post-communist national systems. In addition to the substantial historic analysis, actual challenges are also discussed. The essays examine the changing gender roles, alterations in legal systems, the burdens faced by married and unmarried women who are mothers, the contrasts between government rhteoric and the implementation of policies toward marriage, children and parenthood. By addressing the specifics of welfare politics under the Communist rule and the directions of their transformation in 1990–2000s, this book contributes to the understanding of social institutions and family policies in these countries and the problems of dealing with the socialist past that this region face.
Download or read book Children Families and States written by Cristina Allemann-Ghionda and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2011-03-01 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly become a political issue. Comparing the development of different “time policies” of half-day and all-day provisions in a variety of Eastern and Western European countries since the end of World War II, this innovative volume brings together internationally known experts from the fields of comparative education, history, and the social and political sciences, and makes a significant contribution to this new interdisciplinary field of comparative study.
Download or read book Population Ageing and Its Challenges to Social Policy written by R. Schoenmaeckers and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This publication examines the demographic challenges posed by population ageing trends and the policy implications in relation to health, employment, public expenditure and social relationships. It contains two reports prepared for the European Population Conference, held in Strasbourg in April 2005.
Download or read book Equality of Retirement Benefits Received by Men and Women in Selected European Countries Childbearing and Future Benefits written by and published by CEPS. This book was released on 2008 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyses the interrelationship between fertility and the retirement benefits of men and women, and considers possible changes in old-age pension systems to stimulate decisions on having children.
Download or read book Texts adopted at the third part of the 2006 ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly 26 30 June 2006 written by Council of Europe: Parliamentary Assembly and published by Council of Europe. This book was released on 2006-10-30 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Demographic Issues in Nigeria Insights and Implications written by and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-05-15 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals with a broad range of contemporary and recurring empirical and practical issues encapsulated within the context of demographic inquiry and analysis. The papers included here reflect strands of thoughts and research that find expression in interdisciplinary outlook focussing on sexuality, fertility, gender, morbidity and mortality, migration, maternal and child health and the elderly.
Download or read book The New Role Of Women written by Hans-peter Blossfeld and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-07-11 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first book to systematically track postwar changes in family formation in Western Europe and the United States. Cohabitation and motherhood outside of marriage have become more widespread at the same time that women’s social roles are evolving. Women are attaining higher levels of education, marrying at an older age, more frequently working outside the home, and have more reproductive freedom due to new advances in contraception. In this original collection of essays, sociologists and demographers from eight Western European countries and the United States use longitudinal data to compare national variations and explain the connection between the new role of women and family formation in postwar society. The contributors provide a thorough review of the social demographic literature to advance a variety of hypotheses about the relationships between changing women’s education and family formation outcomes, which are empirically examined and compared across countries.