Understanding Families Over Time [electronic resource] : Research and Policy /
Edwards, Rosalind.author.
Holland, J.editor.
Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Contents; List of Tables; Series Editors' Preface; Notes on Contributors; 1 Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities Over the Life Course; Part I: Relationships and Life Chances of Children and Young People; 2 Generations and Aspirations: Young People's Thinking About Relationships With Siblings and Hopes for Their Parents Over Time; 3 Growing Up in Northern Ireland; Part II: Parenting and Family Life; 4 Young Parenthood and Cross-Generational Relationships: The Perspectives of Young Fathers; 5 Investing in Involvement: Men Moving Through Fatherhood
6 Expectations and Realities: Motherhood and the Female 'Choice' Biography7 Responsibility, Work and Family Life: Children's and Parents' Experiences of Working Parenthood; 8 Gender and Work-Family Conflict: A Secondary Analysis of Timescapes Data; Part III: Older Lives and Times; 9 Vulnerability, Intergenerational Exchange and the Conscience of Generations; 10 Grandparenting Across the Life Course; 11 Conclusions; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.
Social policy.
Social groups.
Family.
Families.
Families—Social aspects.
Developmental psychology.
Sociology.
Psychology.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.
Family.
Developmental Psychology.
Gender Studies.
Popular Science in Psychology.