Families in Economically Hard Times : Experiences and Coping Strategies in Europe.

Cover -- Families in Economically Hard Times -- Families in Economically Hard Times: Experiences and Coping Strategies in Europe -- Copyright -- Table of Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- List of Abbreviations -- About the Contributors -- Preface -- Introduction -- Introduction -- Economic Hardships Experienced by Families -- Families' Strategies Against Economic Hardships -- Conclusion -- References -- I Economic Hardships Experienced by Families -- 1. What Are the Family Characteristics That Better Help to Cope with the Economic Crisis? Evidence from a Large Population ... -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 The Present Study -- 1.2.1 Data -- 1.2.2 Methodology and Data Analyses -- 1.2.3 Results -- 1.3 Conclusion -- References -- Appendix -- 2. Social Inequality and Intergenerational Solidarity in European Welfare States -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Theoretical and Empirical Background -- 2.3 Data and Methods -- 2.4 Empirical Results -- 2.4.1 Functional Solidarity Patterns in Europe -- 2.4.2 Social Inequality and Functional Solidarity in Europe: Determinants -- 2.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 3. The Influence of Children on Inequality in Employment between Men and Women: The Case of Spain -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Objectives, Database and Methodology -- 3.3 The Effect of Children. Preferences and Level of Education in the Employment Situation of Men and Women -- 3.4 Family and Type of Employment of Men and Women in the Spanish Labour Market -- 3.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 4. Material Deprivation and Personal Wellbeing of Single Mothers in Lithuania -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Single Mother Families: Demographic and Social Policy Background -- 4.2.1 Demographic Trends and Structural Characteristics of Single Mother Families -- 4.2.2 Single Mother Families: Poverty and Social Policy Responses.

4.3 Data and Methods -- 4.4 Single Mothers and Material Deprivation -- 4.5 Single Mothers' Personal Wellbeing -- 4.5.1 Depressive Feelings and Associated Factors -- 4.5.2 Parenting-Related Stress -- 4.6 Conclusion -- References -- II Families' Strategies against Economic Hardships -- 5. Expectations and Reality of Support Sharing within Personal Networks in Economically Hard Times: The Case of Lithuania -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Theoretical Background -- 5.2.1 Approaches Towards Informal Support -- 5.2.2 Personal and Family Networks in Support Sharing -- 5.2.3 Family Practices in Personal Networks Creation -- 5.3 Family Networks and Practices in the Context of Economically Hard Times: Empirical Findings -- 5.3.1 Research Methodology: Data and Methods -- 5.3.2 Interrelations Between Problematic Situations and Support Types -- 5.3.3 Personal and Family Networks in Sharing of Support -- 5.3.4 Interrelations Between Sharing of Help and Family Practices Within Personal Networks -- 5.4 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6. Deprivation and Transfers between Three Generations: A Regional Analysis Across Europe -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Theoretical Background and Empirical Evidence -- 6.3 Data and Methods -- 6.4 Results -- 6.5 Discussion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- Appendix -- 7. Here to Stay? Intergenerational Spatial Proximity in Europe -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Background: Theory and Previous Research -- 7.3 Data and Methods -- 7.4 Empirical Results -- 7.4.1 Intergenerational Spatial Proximity and Distance in Europe over Time -- 7.4.2 Intergenerational Spatial Proximity and Distances in Europe: Determinants -- 7.5 Conclusions -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 8. Below the Breadline: Families and Food in Austerity Britain -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 A Relative Deprivation Approach to Conceptualising Food Poverty.

8.3 Identifying UK Families at Risk of Food Poverty -- 8.4 Lived Experiences of Food Poverty: Three Families -- 8.4.1 Sahara and Tarek5 -- 8.4.2 Juba and Lewa -- 8.4.3 Peter, Diane and Bethany -- 8.5 Discussion and Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 9. Mothering and Food Acquisition in Times of Austerity: Individual versus Collaborative Responses in the UK and Italy -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Gendered Inequalities of Feeding the Family -- 9.3 The Study -- 9.3.1 Leslie -- 9.3.2 Antonella -- 9.4 Concluding Remarks -- References -- Conclusions: Lives of Families in Face of Economic Crisis in Europe -- Introduction -- Family Structure and the Impact of Economic Crisis -- Family Solidarity and Economic Crisis -- Gender Inequality in Family Relations -- References -- Index.

The purpose of the edited collectionFamilies in Economically Hard Times: Experiences and Coping Strategies in Europeis to provide readers with unique sociological knowledge on European families' experiences and behavioural strategies a decade after economic crisis of the 21st century.

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