Understanding Families Over Time: Research and Policy [Hardcover]

Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.1. Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities over the Life Course; Janet Holland and Rosalind Edwards 2. Generations and Aspirations: Young People's Thinking about Relationships with Siblings and Hopes for their Parents over Time; Rosalind Edwards and Susie Weller 3. Growing up in Northern Ireland; Sheena McGrellis and Janet Holland 4. Young Parenthood and Cross Generational Relationships: The Perspectives of Young Fathers; Bren Neale and Carmen Lau Clayton 5. Investing in Involvement: Men Moving Through Fatherhood; Karen Henwood, Fiona Shirani and Carrie Coltart 6. Expectations and Realities: Motherhood and the Female 'Choice' Biography; Rachel Thomson 7. Responsibility, Work and Family Life: Children's and Parents' Experiences of Working Parenthood; Jeni Harden, Alice MacLean, Kathryn Backett-Milburn, Sarah Cunningham-Burley and Lynn Jamieson 8. Gender and Work-Family Conflict: A Secondary Analysis of Timescapes Data; Sarah Irwin and Mandy Winterton 9. Vulnerability, Inter-Generational Exchange, and the Conscience of Generations; Nick Emmel and Kahryn Hughes 10. Grandparenting across the Life Course; Joanna Bornat and Bill Bytheway 11. Conclusions; Janet Holland and Rosalind EdwardsKathryn Backett-Milburn, University of Edinburgh, UKSarah Baker, Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandJoanna Bornat, The Open University, UKBill Bytheway, retired scholar, UKCarrie Coltart, independent scholar, UKSarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh, UKNick Emmel, University of Leeds, UKJeni Harden, University of Edinburgh, UKKaren Henwood, Cardiff University, UKKahryn Hughes, University of Leeds, UKSarah Irwin, UlĂ