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Families and Personal Networks, An international Comparative perspective, edited by Karin Wall, Eric D. Widmer, Jacques–Antoine Gauthier, Vida Česnuitytė, Rita Gouveia

Label
Families and Personal Networks, An international Comparative perspective, edited by Karin Wall, Eric D. Widmer, Jacques–Antoine Gauthier, Vida Česnuitytė, Rita Gouveia
Language
eng
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Families and Personal Networks
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionariesbibliography
Oclc number
1024258958
Responsibility statement
edited by Karin Wall, Eric D. Widmer, Jacques–Antoine Gauthier, Vida Česnuitytė, Rita Gouveia
Series statement
Springer eBooksPalgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Sub title
An international Comparative perspective
Summary
This book critically assesses the main features of the modernization of family life and personal relationships by examining and comparing three European countries with different social and political pathways: Portugal, Switzerland and Lithuania. Drawing on national surveys of family trajectories and social networks, the contributors highlight personal and family relationships through the lens of network and life course perspectives as well as gender and generational perspectives. Providing innovative, comparative findings on families and personal networks through the use of diverse methodologies, this edited collection will be of interest to scholars, students and policymakers across a range of social science disciplines.--, Provided by publisher
Table Of Contents
1. Introduction; Eric D. Widmer, Jacques–Antoine Gauthier, Karin Wall, Vida Česnuitytė and Rita Gouveia -- 2. Contextualising Personal Networks Across Birth Cohorts and Countries; Vasco Ramos, Vida Česnuitytė, Karin Wall, and Dominique Joye -- 3. A First Portrait of Personal Networks in a Comparative Perspective; Rita Gouveia, Gaëlle Aeby, and Vida Česnuitytė -- 4. Changing Meanings of Family in Personal Relationships: a Comparative Perspective; Karin Wall, Rita Gouveia, Gaëlle Aeby, and Vida Česnuitytė -- 5. Mapping the Plurality of Personal Configurations; Gaëlle Aeby, Eric D. Widmer, Vida Česnuitytė, and Rita Gouveia -- 6. Understanding Personal Networks as Social Capital; Eric D. Widmer, Rita Gouveia, Gaëlle Aeby, and Vida Česnuitytė -- 7. Linking Family Trajectories and Personal Networks; Jacques–Antoine Gauthier, Gaëlle Aeby, Vasco Ramos, and Vida Česnuitytė -- 8. Conclusions; Karin Wall, Vida Česnuitytė, Eric D. Widmer, and Jacques–Antoine Gauthier.
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