Changing Britain
Published on 1. December 1999
Book
Hardback
509 pages
978-0-19-829636-2 (ISBN)
Description
Major changes have happened in households and people's lives in most countries in the developed world. Marriage rates have fallen, divorce has risen, women are having fewer children and later in life, and one in four families with children is headed by a lone parent. These changes have significance that goes beyond the individual families - with implications for housing demand, social security benefits, labour force participation, health and social services. This volume seeks to provide a comprehensive portrait of British families and households at the end of the 20th century. The book examines more generally the nature of economic and labour market change, Britain's place in Europe, and changing attitudes towards family life. Specifically, the book also deals with issues such as; older people's lives; non-heterosexual families; one-person households; young mothers and single parents; and divorce. The book is aimed at scholars and students of sociology, gender, human geography and demographics, policy advisers and analysts.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
Ill.tabs.
ISBN-13
978-0-19-829636-2 (9780198296362)
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Content
Part 1 Britain in context: David Coleman and Tarani Chabdola, Britain's Place in Europe's Population; Jacqueline Scott, Family Change - Revolution or Backlash in Attitudes?; Mike Murphy and Duolao Wang, Forecasting British Families into the 21st century. Part 2 Kinship in the 1990s: Francis McGlone, Alison Park, and Ceridwen Roberts, Kinship and Friendship - Attitudes and Behaviour in Britain - 1986-1995; Jennifer Mason, Living away from Relatives - Kinship and Geographical Reasoning; The Transitional Character of Caribbean Kinship in Britain. Part 3 Older people's lives: Emily Grundy, Household and Family Change in Mid and Later Life in England and Wales; Chris Phillipson, Miriam Bernard, Judith Phillips, and Jim Ogg, Older People in Three Urban Areas - Household Ccomposition, Kinship, and Social Networks; Joanna Bornat, Brian Dimmock, David Jones, and Sheila Peace, The Impact of Family Change on Older People - the Case of the Stepfamilies. Part 4 New ways of living: Ray Hall, Philip E. Ogden, and Catherine Hill, Living Alone - Evidence from England and Wales and France for the last two decades; Jeffrey Weeks, Brian Heaphy, and Catherine Donovan, Families of Choice - Autonomy and Mutuality in Non-heterosexual Relationships. Part 5 Young motherhood: Kaye Wellings and Jane Wadsworth, Family Influences on Teenage Fertility; Isobel Allen and Shirley Bourke Dowling, with Heather Rolfe, Teenage Mothers - Decisions and Outcomes; Richard Nerthoud, Stephen McKay, and Karen Rowlingson, Becoming a Single Mother. Part 6 Divorce and after: Kathleen Kiernan and Ganka Mueller, Who Divorces?; Jonathan Bradshaw, Carol Stimson, Julie Williams, and Christine Skinner, Non-resident Fathers in Britain; Robin Flowerdew, Alaa Al-Hamad, and Lynn Hayes, The Residential Mobility of Divorcees.