TY - BOOK ID - 1448295 TI - Changing Britain: families and households in the 1990s PY - 1999 SN - 0198296363 0198296371 PB - Oxford Oxford University Press DB - UniCat KW - Sociology of the family. Sociology of sexuality KW - anno 1990-1999 KW - Great Britain KW - Families KW - Kinship KW - Living alone KW - Single-parent families KW - Stepfamilies KW - Unmarried couples KW - Cohabitation KW - Domestic partners KW - Living together KW - Couples KW - Common law marriage KW - Free love KW - Blended families KW - Combined families KW - Remarried families KW - Alone, Living KW - Living by oneself KW - One-person households KW - Single living KW - Households KW - Lifestyles KW - Ethnology KW - Clans KW - Consanguinity KW - Kin recognition UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:1448295 AB - Major changes have happened in households and people's lives in most countries in the developed world. Marriage rates have fallen, divorce has risen, women are having fewer children and later in life, and one in four families with children is headed by a lone parent. These changes have significance that goes beyond the individual families - with implications for housing demand, social security benefits, labour force participation, health and social services. This volume seeks to provide a comprehensive portrait of British families and households at the end of the 20th century. The book examines more generally the nature of economic and labour market change, Britain's place in Europe, and changing attitudes towards family life. Specifically, the book also deals with issues such as; older people's lives; non-heterosexual families; one-person households; young mothers and single parents; and divorce. ER -