Name: Understanding Families Over Time
ISBN: 978-1-137-28508-9

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Janet Holland (Professor Emerita)⁰,
Rosalind Edwards (Professor of Sociology)¹

Janet Holland
1. London South Bank University, UK
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1. University of Southampton, UK
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Part of the book series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life (PSFL)

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Pages i-xvii

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Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities Over the Life Course
1. Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities Over the Life Course
  
  Janet Holland, Rosalind Edwards
  
  Pages 1-28
Relationships and Life Chances of Children and Young People
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 29-29
  
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2. Generations and Aspirations: Young People’s Thinking About Relationships With Siblings and Hopes for Their Parents Over Time
  
  Rosalind Edwards, Susie Weller, Sarah Baker
  
  Pages 31-47
3. Growing Up in Northern Ireland
  
  Sheena McGrellis, Janet Holland
  
  Pages 48-65
Parenting and Family Life
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 67-67
  
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2. Young Parenthood and Cross-Generational Relationships: The Perspectives of Young Fathers
  
  Bren Neale, Carmen Lau Clayton
  
  Pages 69-87
3. Investing in Involvement: Men Moving Through Fatherhood
  
  Karen Henwood, Fiona Shirani, Carrie Coltart
  
  Pages 88-105
4. Expectations and Realities: Motherhood and the Female ‘Choice’ Biography
  
  Rachel Thomson
  
  Pages 106-123
5. Responsibility, Work and Family Life: Children’s and Parents’ Experiences of Working Parenthood
  
  Jeni Harden, Alice MacLean, Kathryn Backett-Milburn, Sarah Cunningham-Burley, Lynn Jamieson
  
  Pages 124-141
6. Gender and Work-Family Conflict: A Secondary Analysis of Timescapes Data
  
  Sarah Irwin, Mandy Winterton
  
  Pages 142-158
Older Lives and Times
1. Front Matter
  
  Pages 159-159
  
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2. Vulnerability, Intergenerational Exchange and the Conscience of Generations
  
  Nick Emmel, Kahryn Hughes
  
  Pages 161-175
3. Grandparenting Across the Life Course
  
  Joanna Bornat, Bill Bytheway
  
  Pages 176-193
4. Conclusions
  
  Janet Holland, Rosalind Edwards
  
  Pages 194-202
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Pages 203-205

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Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.

Editors and Affiliations

London South Bank University, UK

Janet Holland
University of Southampton, UK

Rosalind Edwards

About the editors

Kathryn Backett-Milburn, University of Edinburgh, UK Sarah Baker, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Joanna Bornat, The Open University, UK Bill Bytheway, retired scholar, UK Carrie Coltart, independent scholar, UK Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh, UK Nick Emmel, University of Leeds, UK Jeni Harden, University of Edinburgh, UK Karen Henwood, Cardiff University, UK Kahryn Hughes, University of Leeds, UK Sarah Irwin, University of Leeds, UK Lynn Jamieson, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), UK Carmen Lau Clayton, University of Leeds, UK Alice MacLean, University of Glasgow, UK Sheena McGrellis, London South Bank University, UK Bren Neale, University of Leeds, UK Rachel Thomson, University of Sussex, UK Fiona Shirani, Cardiff University, UK Susie Weller, London South Bank University, UK

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Book Title: Understanding Families Over Time
Book Subtitle: Research and Policy
Editors: Janet Holland, Rosalind Edwards
Series Title: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137285089
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Social Sciences Collection, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 2014
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-28507-2Published: 26 June 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-349-44905-7Published: 01 January 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-28508-9Published: 26 June 2014
Series ISSN: 2731-6440
Series E-ISSN: 2731-6459
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 205
Topics: Children, Youth and Family Policy, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging, Family, Developmental Psychology, Gender Studies, Popular Science in Psychology

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

Front Matter

Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities Over the Life Course

Relationships and Life Chances of Children and Young People

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Parenting and Family Life

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Older Lives and Times

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Back Matter

Keywords

About this book

Editors and Affiliations

London South Bank University, UK

University of Southampton, UK

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