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Peer reviewedHoem, Britta; Hoem, Jan M. – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Presents an account of some important developments that concern the family in Sweden since the beginning of the 1960s. Interprets data from the Swedish fertility survey conducted by Statistics Sweden in 1981 and official statistics for later years. Contends that the young nonmarital cohabitation that has emerged should be seen as a phenomenon…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Cohabitation, Demography, Divorce
Peer reviewedKiernan, Kathleen E. – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Notes that significant changes have occurred in recent times to the structure and dynamics of family life in Britain. Examines trends and issues related to marriage, cohabitation, fertility, extramarital births, divorce, one-parent families, remarriage and stepfamilies, children in families, employment, and the future of social policy in Britain.…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Change, Childlessness, Cohabitation
Download full textUniversity of South Florida, Tampa. Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Inst. – 2001
This Kids Count pamphlet provides information on the living arrangements of Florida's children, focusing on family types. Drawing on information from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families, the Current Population Survey, and the National Center for Health Statistics, the pamphlet presents information on changes in America's families,…
Descriptors: Births to Single Women, Child Health, Children, Counties
Peer reviewedSgritta, Giovanni B. – Journal of Family Issues, 1988
Discusses the tradition of the Italian family and changes in family life since World War II. Examines socioeconomic differentiation and family forms; family structure and kinship networks; social policies and family solidarity; stability and family dissolution; and innovative processes in family life. Concludes that there is a profound change in…
Descriptors: Birth Rate, Change, Demography, Divorce
Zill, Nicholas; Nord, Christine Winquist – 1994
The reasons given for the apparent decline in family well-being include weakened family values, poor parenting, detrimental behavior of parents and young people, and social and economic forces in the larger society that make it difficult for families to perform their functions well. So great is the concern that some observers are convinced that…
Descriptors: At Risk Persons, Community Support, Divorce, Economic Factors
Human Resources Development Canada, 2003
When Canadian parents look back on their own lives and the lives of their parents, they see changes across a generation that have profoundly affected their parenting experience, compared to when they themselves were young children. Supports for today's parents must take into consideration these changes that affect the care and nurturing of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Family Environment, Age Differences, Young Children
