Social transformation and the family in post-communist Germany

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Social transformation and the family in post-communist Germany

edited by Eva Kolinsky

Macmillan , St. Martin's Press, 1998

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  • : us

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Published in association with Anglo-German Foundation for the Study of Industrial Society

Includes bibliographical references (p. 218-232) and index

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Description

The unification of Germany set in motion one of the most interesting and uncharted developments of our era: the transformation of a whole society. This book examines key areas of transformation with special reference to the place and future of the family.

Table of Contents

  • Preface List of Tables List of Charts Notes on the Contributors Introduction: Social Transformation and the Family: Issues and Development
  • Eva Kolinsky PART 1: FAMILIES AND FAMILY POLICY Women and Women's Policies in East and West Germany, 1945-1990
  • Hildegard Maria Nickel Family Policy and Family Function in the German Democratic Republic
  • Mike Dennis Social Protection and Family Transformation: Speculations on the German Agenda
  • Steen Mangen Family Policy as Social Policy in Unified Germany: Framework and Process Ilona Ostner PART 2: SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION AND FAMILY CHALLENGE Economic Transformation and Income Change
  • Christopher Flockton Recasting Biographies: Women and the Family
  • Eva Kolinsky Women's Career Choices after the Collapse of the East German Employment Society: Ingrid Hoelzler Young People and the Family
  • Hans Oswald Family Support of Older People in Post-Communist Germany
  • Thomas Scharf Conclusion: The Family Transformed: Structures, Experiences, Prospects
  • Eva Kolinsky Select Bibliography Index

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