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This volume addresses the family situation in Japan and Germany. Gender-segregated labor markets and precarious employment patterns bear detrimental consequences for the socioeconomic capacity to maintain family households and to have children. By applying a gender-sensitive approach, this volume’s focus is on the impact of family law, family policy , and family support measures. Scholars from Japan and Germany examine differences and characteristics of social security legislation, intergenerational support systems, single-parent families, inequality among households and poverty situations, local domestic and care service provision, female labor market participation, parental leave systems, organization of child care, domestic violence, historical developments of housework as an institution, and labor market policies.



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Gender-sensitive analysis of the family situation in Japan and Germany.- Comparative studies of family policy, welfare and social security institutions.- Empirical surveys and data analysis of the growing diversity of families and households.

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      Publisher: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 31/05/2019
      ISBN13: 9783658266370, 978-3658266370
      ISBN10: 3658266376
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This volume addresses the family situation in Japan and Germany. Gender-segregated labor markets and precarious employment patterns bear detrimental consequences for the socioeconomic capacity to maintain family households and to have children. By applying a gender-sensitive approach, this volume’s focus is on the impact of family law, family policy , and family support measures. Scholars from Japan and Germany examine differences and characteristics of social security legislation, intergenerational support systems, single-parent families, inequality among households and poverty situations, local domestic and care service provision, female labor market participation, parental leave systems, organization of child care, domestic violence, historical developments of housework as an institution, and labor market policies.



      Table of Contents
      Gender-sensitive analysis of the family situation in Japan and Germany.- Comparative studies of family policy, welfare and social security institutions.- Empirical surveys and data analysis of the growing diversity of families and households.

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