In this volume, the author explores the complex dynamics and patterns of family life, build on a range of material from Canada, the US, and the UK. Some of the topics include same-sex marriage and parenting, finances and child-birth, and the ‘immigrant family’.
This book focuses on how dramatic changes in living conditions affected key parts of the life course of ordinary citizens: marriage and divorce. This comparative volume draw on newly available micro-level data, as well as qualitative sources such as war diaries.