Individualism and Families

Equality, autonomy and togetherness

Bibliographic Data

ID19928608
AuthorsUlla Bjornberg, Anna-Karin Kollind
Year2018
Pages160
Publication date2018-12-07
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueIndividualism and Families (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9780203639535
OpenAlexW4248498887
Open LibraryOL29010492M
ISBN9780203639535
LanguageEN
Citations received11

Almost all women and men claim that gender equality within their relationships is the ideal. In practice, however, equality is not predominant within many couples and families. This book develops current debates about individualisation within families – particularly how partners understand and resolve tensions between the need for togetherness and personal autonomy, and how partners view and work with increasing gender equality. Individualism and Families is based on a large Swedish study from two of the foremost European experts on the sociology of the family. The study looks particularly at partnering, parenting, intimacy, commitments, attitudes to finances and gender divisions of labour

Individualism · Political science · Sociology · Law · Social and Educational Sciences · Socioeconomic and Demographic Analysis · Work-Family Balance Challenges

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