Individualism and Families

Download or read book Individualism and Families written by Ulla Bjornberg and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-12-07 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Almost all women and men claim that gender equality within their relationships is the ideal. In practice, however, equality is not predominant within many couples and families. This book develops current debates about individualisation within families – particularly how partners understand and resolve tensions between the need for togetherness and personal autonomy, and how partners view and work with increasing gender equality. Individualism and Families is based on a large Swedish study from two of the foremost European experts on the sociology of the family. The study looks particularly at partnering, parenting, intimacy, commitments, attitudes to finances and gender divisions of labour.