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Transitions to Parenthood in Europe
Ann Nilsen
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Description for Transitions to Parenthood in Europe
hardcover. This book takes a life course perspective, analysing and comparing the biographies of mothers and fathers in seven European countries in context. Editor(s): Nilsen, Ann; Brannen, Julia; Lewis, Suzan. Num Pages: 176 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; JHBK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 240 x 161 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Policy Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Bristol, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847428646
SKU
V9781847428646
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Ann Nilsen
Ann Nilsen is Professor of Sociology at the Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway. Her extensive research experience is in areas of life course and biographical methods and transitions in the life course. Julia Brannen is Professor of Sociology of the family at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education UK. Her research interests include gender and work-family ... Read more
Reviews for Transitions to Parenthood in Europe
"very insightful book...crucial to understanding the phenomenon of working parenthood...underlines the potential positive effects of the economic downturn" Rosy Musumeci, University of Turin "This collaborative study provides a subtle and multi-layered understanding of the transition to parenthood within a cross-national comparative framework. Here is a study which is heartily recommended not only to researchers and students of family and social ... Read more