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Book SynopsisFamily in all its aspects Familienbande International experts provide an overview of the current state-of-the-art of European family research and outline the multiple formations, structures and configurations of family in Europe. Four aspects are discussed in depth: family images, sex/gender roles, globalisation and family development processes. Influenced by globalisation, European countries experience processes which still have greatly varying consequences. Cultural differences, reflected in a range of family schemes and national family policies, are one reason for the continued existence of differences in the scope and speed of change processes. Quite generally, images and concepts of family have become more heterogeneous and flexible. The flip side of this coin is that family members are increasingly faced with the challenges of achieving a satisfactory work-life balance – a task aggravated by globalisation. We therefore need to ask how family policy can help families enjoy adequate freedom of action and latitude for their decision-making. To summarise: a read well worth the effort for all experts working in family research and family policy.
Trade ReviewDie im Kongressband versammelten Beiträge liefern zusammen genommen eine ausgewogene und differenzierte soziologische Analyse zur Familie und geben zugleich einen sehr guten Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der familienwissenschaftlichen Forschung in Europa zu dem zentralen Thema Vielfalt der Familie. INTAMS review 17/2011 Der Reader in englischer Sprache gibt einen Überblick über den derzeitigen Stand der europäischen Familienforschung. [...] Zielgruppen dieses Buches sind vor allem Familienforscherinnen und -forscher sowie auf politischer Ebene mit diesem Thema Befasste. Impu!se Dezember 2010 The 27 papers consider such topics as the child's perspective on today's families, the impact of religious and ethical factors on the family, perspectives from women's studies on sex roles in the family, the structuring power of corporate mobility policies on work and life, and the development and dynamics of the family in southern Europe. Reference & Research Book News, August 2010
