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United Germany
Since the attempt to unite two parts of a country divided for four decades yielded contradictory results, this volume provides a balance sheet of the successes and failures of German unification during the first quarter century after the fall of the Wall. Five themes, ranging from the transfer of political institutions to the economic crisis, from the social upheaval for women’s movements to the cultural efforts at interpretation and the changes in foreign policy have been chosen to illustrate the complexity of the process. The contributors represent a broad interdisciplinary mix of political scientists, historians, and literary scholars. Because personal experiences tend to color scholarly judgments, they are drawn from West Germany, East Germany, and the United States. This collection is the most up-to-date and comprehensive assessment of the political, social, and intellectual consequences of the efforts to regain German unity.
Familiale Beziehungen, Familienalltag und soziale Netzwerke
Gestützt auf die drei Wellen des DJI-Familiensurveys behandelt der Band Fragen des Lebens in Familien als Beziehungsraum. Dieser wird sowohl theoretisch beleuchtet als auch empirisch untersucht an Problemen der innerfamilialen Arbeitsteilung, der Dynamik sozialer Netzwerke im Kontext verschiedener familialer Lebensformen und des Sozialkapitals von Familien in Zeiten des Umbruchs. Weitere Schwerpunkte bilden Hintergründe der Familienauflösung, ein internationaler Vergleich von Stieffamilien und ein nationaler Vergleich der familialen Lage von Personen mit und ohne Migrationshintergrund.
And They Lived Happily Ever After
Some papers were presented at the conference "Family, Marriage and Parenthood in Eastern Europe, Russia and Sweden" held September 2008 in Sweden.
Gender Politics in the Expanding European Union
In May 2004, after bringing their legislation into accordance with EU regulations, ten more countries joined the European Union. The contributors to this volume assess the impact of this historical development on gender relations in the new and old EU member states. Instead of focusing on either western or eastern Europe, this book investigates the similarities and differences in diverse parts of Europe. Although initially limited, gender equality was part of the original framework of the European Union, an organization often more open than national governments to feminist demands, as this volume illustrates with case studies from eastern and western Europe. The enlargement process thus provides some important policy instruments for increasing equality between men and women.
Erwerbstätige Mütter
Wenn in Zeitungsartikeln o.Ä. Bedingungen der Vereinbarkeit von Mutterschaft und Berufstätigkeit in anderen Ländern angesprochen werden, wüssten wir oft gern Genaueres darüber. Hier nun steht es, allerdings in wissenschaftlicher Aufarbeitung, was nicht für einfachen Zugang steht. Der Titel bietet in 40 Texten von 11 Wissenschaftlerinnen einen differenzierten Ländervergleich zu Rahmenbedingungen und sozialen Leistungen, kulturellen Leitbildern und Geschlechterrollen. Fallstudien untersuchen die Alltagspraxis erwerbstätiger Mütter im Kontext des jeweiligen Wohlfahrtssystems, aus denen sich politische Optionen wie auch Fehlentwicklungen ableiten. Ein Basistitel für Studierende, Arbeitende und Entscheidungsträger in entsprechenden Fachbereichen. (3)
Family and the Welfare State in Europe
The book offers a genuine and innovative research direction that explores the black box of intergenerational relations and in particular how institutions mediate families ability to offer financial resources as well as provide care services to their members. Antonis Roumpakis, Journal of Social Policy . . . the book is an impressive effort, from which both students and academics will benefit, as this reader indeed has. Svein Olav Daatland, Ageing and Society Most European countries are experiencing a dramatic demographic shift. A combination of falling birthrates and rising life expectancy leads to a significant aging of societies. The authors analyze how the state and the family shape gener...
A New Youth?
A New Youth? provides a cross-cultural perspective on the challenges and problems posed by young people's transition to adulthood. The authors address questions such as: What are the experiences of being young in different European countries? What can we learn about the differences of being young in non-European countries? Are young people developing new attitudes towards society? What are the risks associated with the transition of youth to adulthood? Can we identify new attitudes about citizenship? On a more general level, are there experiences and new social meanings associated with youth? The volume is comparative between various European and non-European countries in order to identify t...
Nineteenth-Century Women’s Movements and the Bible
Nineteenth-Century Women’s Movements and the Bible examines politically motivated women’s movements in the nineteenth century, including the legal, cultural, and ecclesiastical contexts of women. Focusing on the period beginning with the French Revolution in 1789 through the end of World War I in 1918, contributors explore the many ways that women’s lives were limited in both the public and domestic spheres. Essays consider the social, political, biblical, and theological factors that resulted in a multinational raising of awareness and emancipation for women in the nineteenth century and the strengthening of their international networks. The contributors include Angela Berlis, Kristin Kobes Du Mez, Ute Gerhard, Christiana de Groot, Arnfriður Guðmundsdóttir, Izaak J. de Hulster, Elisabeth Joris, Christine Lienemann-Perrin, Amanda Russell-Jones, Claudia Setzer, Aud V. Tønnessen, Adriana Valerio, and Royce M. Victor.
