| Transitions to Parenthood in Europe: A Comparative Life Course Perspective Contributor(s): Nilsen, Ann (Editor), Brannen, Julia (Editor), Lewis, Suzan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1847428630 ISBN-13: 9781847428639 Publisher: Policy Press OUR PRICE: $50.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2013 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Sociology - Marriage & Family |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6" W x 9" (0.60 lbs) 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries in context. Based on an innovative, cross-national EU study, it examines the ways in which working parents negotiate the transition to parenthood and attempt to find a 'work-life balance'. Using in-depth qualitative biographical data, the book offers a deep understanding of working parents' real lives by locating them within diverse national, workplace and family contexts. It provides rich insights into how policies and practices at the institutional level play out in individual and family lives, how they shape the decisions during both transition phases and in parents' daily experiences of juggling work and family life. It highlights some difficult and complex issues about the sustainability of contemporary working practices for bringing up children that are highly relevant in times of economic retrenchment. 'Transitions to parenthood in Europe' will be of interest to an academic readership at all levels of the social sciences, as well as employers, managers, trade unions and policy makers. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nilsen, Ann: - Ann Nilsen is professor of sociology at the University of Bergen. Brannen, Julia: -Julia Brannen is professor of sociology of the family at the Thomas Coram Research Unit at the Institute of Education at the University of London. Lewis, Suzan: -Suzan Lewis is professor of organizational psychology at the Middlesex University Business School. |
