The Oxford Handbook of Family Policy over the Life Course

• Verfasst von: Daly, Mary [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: The Oxford Handbook of Family Policy over the Life Course
• Mitwirkende: Pfau-Effinger, Birgit [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
• Mitwirkende: Gilbert, Neil [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
• Mitwirkende: Besharov, Douglas J. [Sonstige Person, Familie und Körperschaft]
• Verf.angabe: edited by Mary Daly, Birgit Pfau-Effinger, Neil Gilbert, and Douglas J. Besharov
• Verlagsort: New York
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Jahr: 2023
• Umfang: xiv, 1068 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen
• Format: 254 mm
• ISBN: 978-0-19-751815-1
• Schlagwörter: (s)Familiensoziologie / (s)Familienpolitik / (s)Familie
• Dokumenttyp: Aufsatzsammlung
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: The Oxford handbook of family policy. - New York : Oxford University Press, 2023. - 1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 1068 Seiten)
• RVK-Notation: MS 1900
• K10plus-PPN: 1844500489

Abstract

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 supportmarriage, 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. Intaking 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