Contemporary Family Lifestyles in Central and Western Europe Selected Cases

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Springer Nature 2020
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Sociology
• Subjects: Cultural studies; Development studies; Sociology: family and relationships; Development and Social Change; Development Studies; European Culture; Family; Family and Leisure Time Activities; Family and the Media; Family Law; Family Lifestyles in Europe; Lifestyle of Contemporary Family; Open Access; Social Inclusion; Social Inequality; Social Policy; Social Welfare; Socio-economic Status of Family; Sociology of Family; Sociology: family & relationships
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (125 p.)
• ISBN: 978-3-030-48299-2
• Access: Open Access

This open access book brings together a unique set of comparative data from Western and Central Europe on how contemporary families live, and discusses the similarities and differences in family lifestyles in this region. The empirical data comes from the authors' original research derived from adult representatives of families with children in the Czech Republic, Germany, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. The authors compare and interpret information on the social and economic situation of families, expressed satisfaction in their lifestyles, and leisure and media in the everyday life of families. Overall, the authors bring into the discussion both current knowledge and original empirical data on families and contribute to literature on the sociology of the family, particularly in Europe. This book is useful to researchers and students interested in family issues, along with professionals in the field of family care and social policy.