Changing Britain: Families and Households in the 1990s - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198296371 ISBN 13: 9780198296379

Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr, 1999

Synopsis

Major changes have happened in households and people's lives in most countries in the developed world. Marriage rates have fallen, divorce has risen, women are having fewer children and later in life, and there has been a rise in childbearing outside marriage. One in four families is headed by a lone parent. We are all getting older. These changes have significance that goes beyond the individual families with implications for housing demand, social security benefits, labour force participation, health, and social services. Changing Britain provides a comprehensive portrait of British families and households at the end of the 20th Century. The book examines more generally the nature of economic and labour market change, Britain's place in Europe, and changing attitudes towards family life. Specifically, the book also deals with issues such as; older people's lives; non-heterosexual families; one-person households; young mothers and single parents; and divorce.

About this title

About the Author:

Susan McRae is Professor of Sociology and Head of the School of Social Sciences and Law, Oxford Brookes University, Oxford.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford Univ Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0198296371
• ISBN 13: 9780198296379
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 512
• Editor: McRae Susan