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Canada's changing families : implications for individuals and society /

"In recent years, two significant trends have had a substantial impact on Canadian families. First, Canadian families have been dramatically altered by high rates of separation and divorce, declining fertility, greater popularity of alternative family arrangements such as cohabitation, and incr...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: McQuillan, Kevin, Ravanera, Zenaida R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Toronto [Ont.] : University of Toronto Press, ©2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""1 Introduction""; ""Part One: Changes in Families: Childbearing, Work Patterns, and Life Course Transitions""; ""2 Transformed Families and the Basis for Childbearing""; ""3 A Balancing Act: Parentsâ€? Work Arrangements and Family Time""; ""4 Parental Time, Work Schedules, and Changing Gender Roles""; ""5 Delayed Life Transitions: Trends and Implications""; ""Part Two: Family Transformation and Investment in Children""; ""6 The Evolving Family Living Arrangements of Canadaâ€?s Children: Consequences for Child Poverty and Child Outcomes""
  • ""7 The Impact of Family Context on Adolescent Emotional Health during the Transition to High School""""8 Intergenerational Transfer: The Impact of Parental Separation on Young Adultsâ€? Conjugal Behaviour""; ""9 Single Parenthood and Labour Force Participation: The Effect of Social Policies""; ""Part Three: Family Solidarity and Social Integration""; ""10 Family Solidarity in Canada: An Exploration with the General Social Survey on Family and Community Support""; ""11 Social Integration over the Life Course: Influences of Individual, Family, and Community Characteristics""