{"product_id":"9780792347576","title":"The European Family: The Family Question in the European Community","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe European Family: The Family Question in the European Community\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eCommaille, J.; de Singly, F.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eWill the European Union have its ¿single family   - a ¿European family  - as it will have a  single  currency? This is the question at the origin of this book.  Studies of family behavior and the organization of private life among  European citizens, as well as of family member social status (children  in relation to  adults\/parents, women in relation to men), and of  social functions of the  family, for example social reproduction,  reveal so much convergence  among European families that the reality  of a ¿European  family  seems inevitable, and more so if  one looks at foreign studies done - in Australia, the United  States or Japan - of the  family in Europe. \u003cbr\u003e However,  studies of the different judicial and public policy laws in the  different European Union member countries lead one to refine this  first  impression. The family does not have the same legal meaning in  all places,  and the ways in which it is defined by law and public  policy continue to  differ strongly, due in particular to historical  factors, cultural traditions, and  conceptions of the role of the  State. \u003cbr\u003e In order for the family to be part of the construction of  a European  citizenship, the pluralistic nature of its political  definitions will have to be recognized. \u003cbr\u003e Putting the family into  the context of evolving European integration has  never been done  before. It was made possible in this study thanks to the  joint  efforts of two editors with long experience in social science studies  of  the family and as expert advisors to the European Commission, and  by the  work of the best international specialists in the field. \u003cbr\u003e  This is a book intended for specialists working in the social  sciences, for social and government policy-makers in the fields of  family and social  policy, and for all those interested in European  integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1997-10-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780792347576\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-94-015-8857-7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 254cm x178cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 248\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer Netherlands","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46312284651660,"sku":"9780792347576","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780792347576.jpg?v=1771523403","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780792347576","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}