Understanding Families over Time Research and Policy / edited by Janet Holland, Rosalind Edwards.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Holland, Janet, editor.

Edwards, Rosalind, editor.

Series:

Palgrave Macmillan studies in family and intimate life

Palgrave macmillan studies in family and intimate life

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families--Great Britain--Longitudinal studies.

Families.

Great Britain.

Genre:

Longitudinal studies.

Physical Description:

205 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

Based on a large-scale qualitative longitudinal study of the life course conducted in the UK (Timescapes), this unique collection reveals close up - and in their own words - the experiences of children and young people, parents, and older generations. The participants' lives and times are explored through multiple accounts of their changing trajectories. Collectively, the contributions examine family and generational relationships in all their complexity as they change and develop. Tackling a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds and geographical locations, each individual chapter is concerned with particular stages of the life course, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time. Understanding Families Over Time also has a methodological twist: change and continuity through biographical, historical and generational time are integral aspects of the overall study. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities Over the Life Course / Janet Holland Holland, Janet, Rosalind Edwards Edwards, Rosalind 1

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 / Rosalind Edwards Edwards, Rosalind, Susie Weller Weller, Susie, Sarah Baker Baker, Sarah 31

3 Growing Up in Northern Ireland / Sheena McGrellis McGrellis, Sheena, Janet Holland Holland, Janet 48

Part II Parenting and Family Life

4 Young Parenthood and Cross-Generational Relationships: The Perspectives of Young Fathers / Bren Neale Neale, Bren, Carmen Lau Clayton Clayton, Carmen Lau 69

5 Investing in Involvement: Men Moving Through Fatherhood / Karen Henwood Henwood, Karen, Fiona Shirani Shirani, Fiona, Carrie Coltart Coltart, Carrie 88

6 Expectations and Realities: Motherhood and the Female 'Choice' Biography / Rachel Thomson Thomson, Rachel 106

7 Responsibility, Work and Family Life: Children's and Parents' Experiences of Working Parenthood / Jeni Harden Harden, Jeni, Alice MacLean MacLean, Alice, Kathryn Backett-Milburn Backett-Milburn, Kathryn, Sarah Cunningham-Burley Cunningham-Burley, Sarah, Lynn Jamieson Jamieson, Lynn 124

8 Gender and Work-Family Conflict: A Secondary Analysis of Timescapes Data / Sarah Irwin Irwin, Sarah, Mandy Winterton Winterton, Mandy 142

Part III Older Lives and Times

9 Vulnerability, Intergenerational Exchange and the Conscience of Generations / Nick Emmel Emmel, Nick, Kahryn Hughes Hughes, Kahryn 161

10 Grandparenting Across the Life Course / Joanna Bornat Bornat, Joanna, Bill Bytheway Bytheway, Bill 176

11 Conclusions / Janet Holland Holland, Janet, Rosalind Edwards Edwards, Rosalind 194.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781137285072

1137285079

OCLC:

870285748