Editors:
This open access book explicitly incorporates both the aspects of gender and family in the study of health
Examines Europe as a whole and offers five country-specific studies conducted in Germany, Austria, and Italy
Addresses different concepts of health and explores differences within countries by ethnic groups
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Country Specific Chapters
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Front Matter
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About this book
This open access book examines the triangle between family, gender, and health in Europe from a demographic perspective. It helps to understand patterns and trends in each of the three components separately, as well as their interdependencies. It overcomes the widely observable specialization in demographic research, which usually involves researchers studying either family or fertility processes or focusing on health and mortality.
Coverage looks at new family and partnership forms among the young and middle-aged, their relationship with health, and the pathways through which they act. Among the old, lifelong family biography and present family situation are explored. Evidence is provided that partners advancing in age start to resemble each other more closely in terms of health, with the health of the partner being a crucial factor of an individual’s own health. Gender-specific health outcomes and pathways are central in the designs of the studies and the discussion of the results. The book compares twelve European countries reflecting different welfare state regimes and offers country-specific studies conducted in Austria, Germany, Italy - all populations which have received less attention in the past - and Sweden. As a result, readers discover the role of different concepts of family and health as well as comparisons within European countries and ethnic groups.It will be an insightful resource for students, academics, policy makers, and researchers that will help define future research in terms of gender and public health.
Keywords
- Family influence on health
- Relationship between family and health in Europe
- Household position and context
- Health behaviours
- Parenthood and partner status
- Open access
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute for Sociology and Demography, University of Rostock, Rostock, Germany
Gabriele Doblhammer
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Department of Political and Social Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
Jordi Gumà
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe
Editors: Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72356-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-72355-6Published: 22 February 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-89175-0Published: 06 June 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-72356-3Published: 12 February 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 303
Number of Illustrations: 10 b/w illustrations, 18 illustrations in colour
Topics: Population and Demography, Public Health, Gender Studies, Epidemiology