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© 2017 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

© 2017 University of Toronto Press, Toronto

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Contributors vii
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. PART ONE. Changes in Families: Childbearing, Work Patterns, and Life Course Transitions
  6. 2. Transformed Families and the Basis for Childbearing 15
  7. 3. A Balancing Act: Parents’ Work Arrangements and Family Time 49
  8. 4. Parental Time, Work Schedules, and Changing Gender Roles 76
  9. 5. Delayed Life Transitions: Trends and Implications 105
  10. PART TWO. Family Transformation and Investment in Children
  11. 6. The Evolving Family Living Arrangements of Canada’s Children: Consequences for Child Poverty and Child Outcomes 135
  12. 7. The Impact of Family Context on Adolescent Emotional Health during the Transition to High School 160
  13. 8. Intergenerational Transfer: The Impact of Parental Separation on Young Adults’ Conjugal Behaviour 179
  14. 9. Single Parenthood and Labour Force Participation: The Effect of Social Policies 210
  15. PART THREE. Family Solidarity and Social Integration
  16. 10. Family Solidarity in Canada: An Exploration with the General Social Survey on Family and Community Support 239
  17. 11. Social Integration over the Life Course: Influences of Individual, Family, and Community Characteristics 264
  18. 12. Conclusion: Family Change and the Challenge for Social Policy 293
Canada's Changing Families
This chapter is in the book Canada's Changing Families
https://doi.org/10.3138/9781442671690-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Contributors vii
  4. 1. Introduction 1
  5. PART ONE. Changes in Families: Childbearing, Work Patterns, and Life Course Transitions
  6. 2. Transformed Families and the Basis for Childbearing 15
  7. 3. A Balancing Act: Parents’ Work Arrangements and Family Time 49
  8. 4. Parental Time, Work Schedules, and Changing Gender Roles 76
  9. 5. Delayed Life Transitions: Trends and Implications 105
  10. PART TWO. Family Transformation and Investment in Children
  11. 6. The Evolving Family Living Arrangements of Canada’s Children: Consequences for Child Poverty and Child Outcomes 135
  12. 7. The Impact of Family Context on Adolescent Emotional Health during the Transition to High School 160
  13. 8. Intergenerational Transfer: The Impact of Parental Separation on Young Adults’ Conjugal Behaviour 179
  14. 9. Single Parenthood and Labour Force Participation: The Effect of Social Policies 210
  15. PART THREE. Family Solidarity and Social Integration
  16. 10. Family Solidarity in Canada: An Exploration with the General Social Survey on Family and Community Support 239
  17. 11. Social Integration over the Life Course: Influences of Individual, Family, and Community Characteristics 264
  18. 12. Conclusion: Family Change and the Challenge for Social Policy 293
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