Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Approaches to the Study of Family Life: Practices, Context, and Narrative

Chapter 3 Family Salience Across Nations: Configurations of Morphological Conditions

Chapter 4 Cultural Conceptions of Family as Inhibitors of Change in Family Lives: The ‘Leitbild’ Approach

Chapter 5 The Importance of the Family as an Institution: Findings from an Italian Survey

Chapter 6 The Influence of Personal Networks on Decision Making About Family Formation: Has It Changed?

Chapter 7 Relational Networks of Young Couples and Marriage Choice Paths in Italy: Data on Membership and Influence

Chapter 8 Rebuilding the Family: Continuity and Change in Family Membership and Relationship Closeness in Post-Separation Situations

Chapter 9 Coresidence as a Mechanism of Relational Proximity: The Impact of Household Trajectories on the Diversification of Personal Networks

Chapter 10 The Impact of Coresidence Trajectories on Personal Networks During Transition to Adulthood: A Comparative Perspective

Chapter 11 Why Parents Take Unpaid Parental Leave: Evidence from Spain

Chapter 12 The Creativity of Mothering: Intensity, Anxiety, and Normative Accountability

Chapter 13 Farm Fathers and Their Fathers: Flexible Work and Cultural Change

Chapter 14 Conclusion: Changes and Continuities in European Family Lives