Description
The Handbook examines contemporary trends and issues in the formation of families over the different stages of the life cycle and how they interact with family-oriented social policies of modern welfare states, mainly in the OECD countries of Western Europe, East Asia and the U.S. Focusing largely on family needs in the early stages of the life course, the conventional package of policies tends to emphasize programs and benefits clustered around measures to support marriage, childbearing, care, the reconciliation of employment and childcare during the preschool years. Drawing on a multidisciplinary group of experts from many countries, this book extends the conventional perspective on family policy by also looking at later phases of the family life course. In taking a life course perspective, this Handbook extends the purview to encompass the three main stages of family life. These are (1) cohabitation, marriage and starting a family; (2) the early years of parenting, care and employment, and(3) the period of transitions and later life: family breakdown and intergenerational supports across the life course.
Table of Contents
Introduction: The EditorsPart I: Social Context and Conceptual/Theoretical IssuesSection 1: The Changing Context of Family RelationsSection editor: Neil Gilbert, University of California, BerkeleyIntroduction to Section on Context of Family RelationsNeil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley(1) Change and Variety in Family Forms: Patterns in World HistoryPeter Stearns, George Mason University(2) Family Change in the Context of Social Changes in AsiaStuart Gietel-Basten, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(3) Changing families in Europe: Convergence or Divergence?Manuela Naldini, University of Torino(4) Family Change in the Context of Social Changes in the USNick Wolfinger, University of Utah(5) Family Policies in Long-Term PerspectiveThomas Bahle, Mannheim UniversitySection 2: Theoretical IssuesSection editor: Birgit Pfau-Effinger, University of HamburgIntroduction to Section on Theoretical IssuesBirgit Pfau-Effinger, University of Hamburg(6) Theorizing the Relationship Between the Family, Gender and the WelfareStateMary Daly, University of Oxford, UK(7) Theorizing the Relationship between Policy and the Life CourseMartin Kohli, European University Institute, Florence(8) Theorizing the Relationship between Intersectionality and Family Policy:The Transnational Political Economy of CareFiona Williams, University of Leeds(9) Understanding Family Policy Transformation in the Light of Critical Political EconomyEmanuele Ferragina, Sciences Po(10) Theorizing the Role of Culture and Family Policy for Women's Employment BehaviorBirgit Pfau-Effinger, University of HamburgSection 3: Politics and Ideas in the Development of Family PoliciesSection editor: Birgit Pfau-Effinger, University of HamburgIntroduction to Section on Politics and Ideas in the Development of Family PoliciesBirgit Pfau-Effinger, University of Hamburg(11) The Role of Politics and Ideas in the Development of Work-Family Policies: The Case of the USPatricia Boling, Purdue University(12) The Politics of Ideas in Family Policy: Parties, Electoral Competition and Shifting NormsTimo Fleckenstein and Samuel Mohun Himmelweit, London School of Economics and Political Sciences(13) The Role of Religion for the Development of Work-Family PoliciesIto Peng and Alex Payette, University of Toronto(14) The Role of the 'Social Investment' Concept for the Development of Family PoliciesChiara Saraceno, Collegio Carlo Alberto, Turin(15) The Connection between Public Attitudes and Family Policy RegimesNeil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley, and Jing Guo, University of HawaiiPart II: The Life Course and Family PolicySection 4: Before/Instead of Marriage: CohabitationSection editors: Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland and Douglas Call, University of MarylandIntroduction to section on cohabitationDouglas Call, University of Maryland and Douglas Besharov, University of Maryland(16) Global Trends in CohabitationNora Sánchez Gassen, Nordregio(17) Cohabitation through the Life CourseElizabeth Thomson, Stockholm University(18) The Various Roles of Cohabitation in the USSharon Sassler, Cornell University and Alexandra Cooperstock, Cornell University(19) Increasing cohabitation and decreasing marriage: ExplanationsNora Sánchez Gassen, Nordregio(20) The Comparative Stability of Cohabitation Versus MarriageLaurie DeRose, University of Maryland(21) The Legal Framework of Cohabitation: Toward Greater Recognition"Margaret Ryznar, University of Indiana and Anna Stepien-Sporek, University of Gdansk(22) Treat All Families Equally? Why Policies Should Adapt to Evolving Patterns of CohabitationOlivier Thevenon, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development and Antonela Miho, Paris School of EconomicsSection 5: Family Policies and Starting a FamilySection editor: Neil Gilbert, University of California, BerkeleyIntroduction to Section on Family Policies and Starting a FamilyNeil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley(23) Social Investment in Early ChildhoodPhyllis Jeroslow, University of California, Berkeley(24) Childcare Policies and Fertility ConsiderationsAnna Cristina d'Addio, UNESCO(25) Framing Reproductive Policy: IVF and the Religious FactorRonald Green, Dartmouth College(26) Same Sex Unions and ChildrearingSean Cahill, The Fenway Institute(27) Raising Children in Stepfamilies: Policy IssuesJ. Bart Stykes, Sam Houston State University(28) Cross-border Marriages and Marriage MigrationHélène Le Bail, Sciences Po, Institut Convergences Migrations, Paris(29) Educating Parents: Critical Policy IssuesClaude Martin, CNRSSection 6: Childcare-related Policies: The Preschool YearsSection editor: Mary Daly, University of OxfordIntroduction to Section on Child-related Policies: The Preschool YearsMary Daly, University of Oxford(30) Diversity of Childcare Policies in Nordic Welfare StatesAnn-Zofie Duvander and Anita Nyberg, Stockholm University(31) Parental Leave Policies and their Variations: Policy developments in OECD countriesIvana Dobroti?, University of Zagreb(32) Explaining Variations in Family Policy through a Gender LensMary Daly, University of Oxford and Emanuele Ferragina, Sciences Po(33) Social Policies for Lone Parents in Europe: A life course perspectiveHannah Zagel, Humboldt University, Berlin(34) Childcare by Fathers in the Context of Active Father-oriented PoliciesGuðný Björk Eydal, University of Iceland and Tine Rostgaard, Stockholm University(35) The Matthew Effect in Early Childhood Education and Care: How family policies may amplify inequalitiesWim Van Lancker, University of LeuvenSection 7: Family DisruptionSection editor: Neil Gilbert, University of California, BerkeleyIntroduction to Section on Family DisruptionNeil Gilbert, University of California, Berkeley(36) Transition to Adulthood and the Emancipation ProcessAntonio Lopez Pelaez, UNED, Spain and Amaya Erro-Garcés, Public University of Navarre(37) Public Policy Towards the Removal of Children from the FamilyJill Berrick, Berkeley Social Welfare(38) Principles of Public Policy for Child Protection: Cross-national PerspectivesMarit Skivenes, University of Bergen(39) Varieties of Public Policy towards Domestic Violence Emily Sack, Roger Williams University(40) Economic Resources After Divorce: Family Income and Housing in the Wake of Israel's Neo-Liberal Welfare ReformAnat Herbst-Debby, Bar Ilan University of Tel AvivAmit Kaplan, TeAviv-Jaffa Academic CollegeMiri Endeweld, Israel National Insurance Institute(41) Post-Separation Parenting Policies: Social and Legal Issues Around Parental Responsibility After Divorce and Separation Kirsten Scheiwe, University of HildesheimSection 8: Intergenerational SupportSection editors: Mary Daly, University of Oxford; and Birgit Pfau-Effinger, University of HamburgIntroduction to Section on Intergenerational SupportMary Daly, University of Oxford and Birgit Pfau-Effinger, University of Hamburg(42) Family and State Responsibility for Care for Older PeopleMarco Arlotti, Polytechnic University of Milan, Emmanuele Pavolini, University of Macerata, Costanzo Ranci, Polytechnic University of Milan(43) Unpacking the 'Elder-care Regime': The many faces of long-term care within and across societiesLorraine Frisina Doetter, Johanna Fischer, and Heinz Rothgang, University of Bremen(44) The Growth and Consequences of Quasi-markets in Long-term Care David Palomera and Margarita Léon, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona(45) Childcare by Grandparents in the Context of Welfare State PoliciesValeria Bordone, University of Vienna, Karsten Hank, University of Cologne, Cecilia Tomassini, University of Molise, Bruno Arpino, University of Florence(46) Policies for Active Ageing and their Family-related Assumptions and ConsequencesMyra Hamilton, University of Sydney, Virpi Timonen, Trinity College Dublin, Lyn Craig, University of Melbourne and Elizabeth Adamson, University of New South Wales(47) Intergenerational Resource Transfers as the Cement of Society: The Asymmetric Role of Families and PoliciesPieter Vanhuysse, University of Southern Denmark and Róbert Iván Gál, Hungarian Demographic Research Institute(48) Welfare State Policies towards Financial Solidarity between GenerationsPatricia Frericks, University of Kassel
