In this illuminating book, an international group of scholars revisit these issues, offering competing and contrasting perspectives from left, center, and right, while also adding a third layer of analysis: namely, the role of gender – changes in women’s roles, male employment patterns, and gendered family responsibilities – in driving family change across three continents. Unequal Family Lives: Causes and Consequences in Europe and the Americas adds richness and depth to our understanding of the relationship between family and economics in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.
As the first volume to tackle family inequality in Europe and the Americas, the book offers a comparative picture of the role of family inequality across Europe and the Americas. It brings together competing and contrasting perspectives from left, center, and right on the relationship between family structure and economic inequality. It provides interdisciplinary perspectives and brings together authors from ‘think tanks’ and universities.
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