Families with children in a turbulent era / edited by Katja Repo, Mia Tammelin, (Tampere Centre for Childhood, Youth and Family Research, Tampere University), and Petteri Eerola (Department of Education, University of Jyväskylä, Finland).

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Repo, Katja, editor.

Tammelin, Mia, editor.

Eerola, Petteri, editor.

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

In a turbulent era series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Families.

Family policy.

Social policy.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (228 pages)

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2025.

Summary:

"This book analyses how turbulence is interwoven into the everyday life of families with children, thus becoming personal and intimate. Chapter authors use empirical data to highlight the contextual and relational nature of both global and local challenges affecting families, discussing complex dynamics across health, work and the environment. Presenting insights based on cutting-edge research, contributing authors examine how diverse disruptions, which often intersect, are lived and experienced by parents and children. They cover important issues including poverty, Covid-19, working life and climate change. Chapters include micro-level explorations, focusing on accounts of turbulence within single country contexts, as well as macro-level analysis, concentrating on cross-country differences where welfare states, work and everyday family life intersect. They investigate how institutional contexts and macro-level changes influence the micro-level within the household. Families with Children in a Turbulent Era is an invaluable resource for students and researchers across a wide range of social sciences, including comparative social policy, education, social psychology, social work and family, gender and labour market studies. It is also a thought-provoking read for professionals and policymakers at the local, national and international level, as well as education and social policy administrators"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Contents: 1. Families with children in a turbulent era: Setting the scene / Mia Tammelin, Katja Repo and Petteri Eerola

2. Family resilience in the narratives of Finnish first-time parents during the covid-19 pandemic: A longitudinal study / Inka-Liisa Kuusiaho, Petteri Eerola, Marja Leena Böök and Anna Rönkä

3. The gender division of childcare during the coronavirus lockdown in Spain: The perspective of Spanish mothers and fathers / Vicente Diaz Gandasegui, Concepción Castrillo-Bustamante and Jesús Rogero-García

4. Family life and family time during the covid-19 pandemic in families with financial difficulties: The perceptions of parents with school-aged children / Katja Repo and Petteri Eerola

5. Everyday life and parenting in poverty in Finland / Mia Tammelin and Katri Viitasalo

6. Children's perspectives in family crises and welfare state responses / Stina Fernqvist

7. Intergenerational learning of eco-friendly behaviour in family life from the perspective of Finnish youth / Mari Pienimäki, Marjukka Colliander and Päivi Honkatukia

8. It takes a neighborhood to fight educational poverty: Resilient 'educating communities' in times of multiple crises / Andrea Parma, Stefania Sabatinelli, Paola Savoldi and Anna Tagliaferri

9. Work-life conflict among European parents in a turbulent era: The roles of family policies, work culture, and job-related characteristics / Mari Anttila and Milla Salin

10. Parental work schedules and hours from a cross-national perspective: A welfare regime analysis on 29 countries / Wen-Jui Han, Pablo Gracia and Jianghong Li

11. Conclusion: Institutional anchors supporting families amid turbulence / Mia Tammelin, Petteri Eerola and Katja Repo.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781035320523 (e-book)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.