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Family life has changed. While the standardized life courses of men and women during the “Golden Thirties” has been replaced by a magnitude of different lifestyles, politicians struggle with the development of adequate reactions. Meanwhile lifestyles continue to diversify.
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Fulda, B.E. (2017). Moving in together and marrying for the first time. In: Çitlak, B., Kurtenbach, S., Lueneburg, M., Zlatkova, M. (eds) The New Diversity of Family Life in Europe. Springer VS, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-17857-4_6
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