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Who will take care of mom and dad?

How sibling characteristics relate to children’s care for parents in Europe
Jorik Vergauwen and Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) aim to reveal how gender, family situation, employment and parent-child contact of siblings relates to a child’s caregiving.

Jorik Vergauwen and Dimitri Mortelmans (University of Antwerp) aim to reveal how gender, family situation, employment and parent-child contact of siblings relates to a child’s caregiving.

Insights 2022

Insights 2022

Mon Jan 24 - Fri Jan 28
Revealing detailed analysis on the pandemic, the Insights 2022 Report is being launched alongside a programme of policy events, focusing on the mental health ‘legacy’ of Covid19, the impact of furlough and children in the pandemic.

Revealing detailed analysis on the pandemic, the Insights 2022 Report is being launched alongside a programme of policy events, focusing on the mental health ‘legacy’ of Covid19, the impact of furlough and children in the pandemic.

YouthLife Open Seminar: Life Course Research Using the British Cohort Studies: Intergenerational Transmission of Partnership Dissolution

Life Course Research Using the British Cohort Studies: Intergenerational Transmission of Partnership Dissolution

Mon Jan 10
Ann Berrington and Seb Stannard from University of Southampton will introduce the British Cohort Studies (the 1958 NCDS cohort; 1970 BCS70; and Millennium Cohort Study) and describe how they provide a rich opportunity for life course research.

Ann Berrington and Seb Stannard from University of Southampton will introduce the British Cohort Studies (the 1958 NCDS cohort; 1970 BCS70; and Millennium Cohort Study) and describe how they provide a rich opportunity for life course research.

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How does employment instability affect union dissolution?

Understanding the role of employment status, contract type and gender differences
Elena Bastianelli (University of Turin) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) study the relationship between employment instability and union dissolution.

Elena Bastianelli (University of Turin) and Daniele Vignoli (University of Florence) study the relationship between employment instability and union dissolution.

A Sociology of Family Life: Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations, 2nd Edition

A Sociology of Family Life: Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations, 2nd Edition

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Deborah Chambers and Pablo Gracia present a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family', parenting, childhood and interpersonal ties.

Deborah Chambers and Pablo Gracia present a comprehensive assessment of recent research on 'family', parenting, childhood and interpersonal ties.

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Can Policies Stall the Fertility Fall?

A Systematic Review of the (Quasi-) Experimental Literature
Janna Bergsvik (Statistics Norway), Agnes Fauske (University of Oslo) and Rannveig Kaldager Hart (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) provide a systematic discussion of policy effects on fertility since 1970 in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia.

Janna Bergsvik (Statistics Norway), Agnes Fauske (University of Oslo) and Rannveig Kaldager Hart (Norwegian Institute of Public Health) provide a systematic discussion of policy effects on fertility since 1970 in Europe, the US, Canada and Australia.

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ESRC funds the new Connecting Generations Centre led by Professor Jane Falkingham

Professor Jane Falkingham is to lead one of six new ESRC research centres which will tackle critical social and economic issues – from evolving policing, to social care and intergenerational inequality.

Professor Jane Falkingham is to lead one of six new ESRC research centres which will tackle critical social and economic issues – from evolving policing, to social care and intergenerational inequality.

Parental unemployment and adolescent wellbeing – the moderating role of educational policies

Parental unemployment and adolescent wellbeing – the moderating role of educational policies

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They examine the relationship between parental unemployment and wellbeing of adolescents across countries with different educational policies.

They examine the relationship between parental unemployment and wellbeing of adolescents across countries with different educational policies.

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Sharing the Burden

Does fathers’ job flexibility ease mothers’ return to employment?
Sandra Buchler (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and Katharina Lutz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) investigated how male partners‘ employment flexibility – specifically their weekly working hours and schedule autonomy – influences their female partners’ return to work after the birth of their first child.

Sandra Buchler (Goethe-University Frankfurt) and Katharina Lutz (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) investigated how male partners‘ employment flexibility – specifically their weekly working hours and schedule autonomy – influences their female partners’ return to work after the birth of their first child.

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