When Marriage Ends

Economic and Social Consequences of Partnership Dissolution

Inbunden, Engelska, 2009

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In recent decades the probability of divorce and separation among married and cohabiting couples has increased significantly in most European countries. Focusing on both economic and social aspects, this comprehensive volume explores the consequences of partnership dissolution at the individual level. The contributors use personal characteristics, properties of the partnerships and the institutional context to explain coping behaviours.The book comprises reports on eight countries, which have tentatively been classified as: 'the male breadwinner' (Belgium and Germany), 'the dual earner' (Denmark, Finland and Sweden), 'the market' (Great Britain) and 'the family' model (Spain and Greece). It also contains four cross-national comparative studies addressing the wider impacts of divorce, including labour force participation, residential mobility and housing, household income, and poverty and lifestyle deprivation. Complemented by the editors' authoritative introduction, this timely study will prove invaluable to graduate students and researchers interested in the economics and sociology of the family. Legal and public policy practitioners will also find the book an insightful addition to the current literature.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2009-04-30
Mått156 x 234 x undefined mm
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
FörlagEdward Elgar Publishing Ltd
ISBN9781848441934

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Sociologi inom Samhälle och politik
Miljöekonomi inom Ekonomi och Ledarskap

Contents: Introduction: Economic and Social Consequences of Partnership Dissolution – What do we Know and What are we Looking For?Hans-Jürgen Andreß and Dina HummelsheimPART I: THEORETICAL, METHODOLOGICAL AND MEASUREMENT ISSUES 1. Conceptualization and Measurements of Institutional Contexts: A ReviewHaya StierPART II: SINGLE COUNTRY STUDIES2. Germany: Will the Male Breadwinner Model Survive?Dina Hummelsheim3. Belgium: Economic Hardship Despite Elaborate Childcare and Leave Time ProgrammesDimitri Mortelmans, Laurent Snoeckx and Peter Raeymaeckers4. New Holes in the Safety Net? Economic and Social Consequences of Divorce in DenmarkM. Azhar Hussain and Olli Kangas5. Divergences in the Nordic Model: Economic Consequences of Partnership Dissolution in Sweden and FinlandHeikki Hiilamo6. Great Britain: ‘Things Can Only Get Better…’Wendy Sigle-Rushton7. Marital Disruption in Spain: Class Selectivity and Deterioration of Economic Conditions Lluís Flaquer and Anna Garriga8. Low Divorce Incidence in Greece: Facts and FiguresHaris SymeonidouPART III: COMPARATIVE STUDIES9. Female-Supportive Policies and Women’s Employment After DivorceMaike van Damme and Wilfred Uunk10. Divorce and Housing: A European Comparison of the Housing Consequences of Divorce for Men and WomenCaroline Dewilde11. The Economic Consequences of Partnership Dissolution: A Comparative Analysis of Panel Studies from Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Italy and SwedenHans-Jürgen Andreß, Barbara Borgloh, Miriam Bröckel, Marco Gießelmann and Dina Hummelsheim12. Marital Disruption and Economic Well-being: Poverty, Income and Lifestyle Deprivation Arnstein Aassve, Gianni Betti, Stefano Mazzuco and Letizia MencariniPART IV: CONCLUSION13. When Marriage Ends: Results and ConclusionsHans-Jürgen Andreß and Dina HummelsheimPART V: DATA APPENDIXIndex