The Changing Faces of Families

With a focus on nine different national contexts, this book explores contemporary family diversity, considering the extent to which family diversity exists cross-nationally in relation to different gendered and 'family-friendly' policies, and shedding light on the ways in which diversity is lived within families in different settings.

Marina A. Adler is Professor in the Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Public Health at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, US and the co-editor of Father Involvement in the Early Years: An International Comparison of Policy and Practice. Karl Lenz is Professor of Microsociology at the TU Dresden, Germany and the co-editor of Father Involvement in the Early Years: An International Comparison of Policy and Practice.

Introduction 1. Canada 2. France 3. Germany 4. Japan 5. Lithuania 6. Spain 7. Sweden 8. USA Conclusion