Research Handbook on the Sociology of the Family

Edited by Norbert F. Schneider, Professor of Sociology and Director of the Federal Institute for Population Research, Wiesbaden and Michaela Kreyenfeld, Professor of Sociology, Hertie School, Berlin, Germany

• Contents:Preface xvPART I INTRODUCTION1 Introduction: The sociology of the family – towards a European perspective 2Norbert F. Schneider and Michaela KreyenfeldPART II THEORETICAL ADVANCES IN FAMILY RESEARCH2 Welfare state regimes, family policies, and family behaviour 22Gerda Neyer3 Cross-cultural perspectives in family research 42Bernhard Nauck4 Family diversity in a configurational perspective 60Eric D. Widmer5 Life course sociology: Key concepts and applications in family sociology 73Dirk Konietzka and Michaela KreyenfeldPART III NEW PERSPECTIVES IN FAMILY RESEARCH6 Digital family research 89Nicolas M. Legewie and Anette E. Fasang7 Qualitative longitudinal research in family sociology 107Laura Bernardi8 Families from a network perspective 125Gil Viry and Andreas HerzPART IV FAMILY DIVERSITY AND FAMILY CHANGE9 A historical perspective on family change in Europe 143Josef Ehmer10 Demography of family change in Europe 162Tomáš Sobotka and Caroline Berghammer11 Living arrangements across households in Europe 187Chia Liu and Albert Esteve12 Living arrangements in later life 205Pearl A. DykstraPART V FAMILY TRANSITIONS IN THE LIFE COURSE13 Partner choice and partner markets 219Jan Van Bavel14 Causes and consequences of family dissolution in Europe andpost-divorce families 232Dimitri Mortelmans15 Fertility desires, intentions, and behaviour 248Ann Berrington16 Family behaviour of migrants 263Gunnar AnderssonPART VI INTIMATE AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONSHIPS17 Grandparent status and multigenerational relationships 278Jan Skopek18 Children and parents after separation 300Ulrike Zartler19 Emotions, love, and sexuality in committed relationships 314Karl Lenz and Marina A. AdlerPART VII NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE DIVISION OF WORK IN FAMILIES20 Gender and labour market outcomes 329Anna Matysiak and Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska21 The gender division of housework and child care 342Oriel Sullivan22 Couples’ transitions to parenthood: Why the female partner’s earningsadvantage fails to predict efficient specialisation 355Daniela Grunow23 Family sociological theories questioned: Same-sex parent familiessharing work and care 373Marie Evertsson, Madeleine Eriksson Kirsch, and Allison Geerts24 ‘Plus ça change’? The gendered legacies of mid-twentieth-centuryconceptualisations of the form and function of the family 386Wendy Sigle25 Poverty and the family in Europe 400Jonathan Bradshaw and Rense Nieuwenhuis26 Medically assisted reproduction in developed countries: Overview andsocietal challenges 417Jasmin Passet-Wittig and Martin Bujard27 Key developments and future prospects in the study of transnational families 439Laura Merla, Majella Kilkey, Raelene Wilding, and Loretta BaldassarIndex

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