Transitions to parenthood in Europe : A comparative life course perspective
Ann. Nilsen
Bok Engelsk 2012 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Bristol : : Policy, , 2012.
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (178 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Transitions toparenthood in Europe; Contents; List of tables and figures; Figures; Notes on contributors; Acknowledgements; 1. Introduction; 2. Cross-national comparisons: the history-biography link; Introduction; A life course perspective: theoretical and conceptual topics; Cross-national societies: historical and current contexts; Before the fall of the Iron Curtain; After the fall of communism, 1990-200314; Conclusion; 3. Methodological approaches, practices and reflections; Introduction; Cross-national comparative case-based research; Biographical interviews; Lifeline analysis. - 7. Being a working parent in the present: case comparisons in time and placeBeing a mother: low-status care workers across Europe; Comparing mothers; Being a father: high-status private sector workers across Europe; Comparing fathers; Conclusion; 8. Conclusions; Life course and time; Importance of context; Salience of gender and class; Reflections on the present and looking to the future; Future scenarios and value of the case studies; References; Index. - Comparative case analysis of the biographical casesConclusion; 4. Comparing transitions to motherhood across contexts; Introduction; Transition to motherhood in context; Becoming a mother in a post-communist country in transition: Bulgaria; Becoming a mother in a social democratic country: Norway; Becoming a mother in a neoliberal and multicultural Western society: the UK; Transition to motherhood in Southern Europe: Portugal; Comparing transitions to motherhood across countries; 5. Comparing transitions to fatherhood across contexts; Introduction: transitions to fatherhood in context. - Transitions to fatherhood in a Northern European welfare state: SwedenTransition to fatherhood in a Southern European country: Portugal; Becoming a parent in a post-communist country in transition: Bulgaria; Comparing the transition to fatherhood across countries; 6. Supports and constraints for parents: a gendered cross-national perspective; Introduction; Formal support from the state in the form of regulations and laws; Organisational support; Childcare; Support from partners; Wider family supports; Cross-national comparisons; Conclusion. - This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries in context.
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| Dewey | 304.6/6/094 . - 306.874
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| ISBN | 9781847428646
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