Families in Eastern Europe: Context, Trends and Variations
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Eastern Europe has been recognized as a region that has experienced major socio-political and economic changes in the last decades. The impact of these transitions on families and their functioning has also been significant. Although understanding of families in different cultures in the last years has considerably increased, little has been written on Eastern European families. This book fills the void in literature and provides a timely and comprehensive analysis of family issues in Eastern Europe. It brings together scholars from fourteen Eastern European countries. The authors explain family processes in that particular country focusing on the historic, social and economic contexts and the impact they have on families. The scholars also provide demographic information about families and discuss cultural traditions,marital and gender roles, parenting processes, family policy and programs within the society, and the state of research on family issues. The first chapter provides both an overview of family changes in Eastern Europe and an introduction to the subsequent chapters. SOCIO-HISTORIC AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT In the last century, Eastern Europe has been marked by very dynamic geo-political changes brought about by World Wars I and II and by the fall of communism. Families in Eastern Europe Contemporary Perspectives in Family Research, Volume 5, 1–14 Copyright © 2004 by Elsevier Ltd. All rights of reproduction in any form reserved ISSN: 1530-3535/doi:10.1016/S1530-3535(04)05001-0
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