Based on a large-scale qualitative longitudinal study of the life course conducted in the UK (Timescapes Study), this unique collection reveals close-up – and in their own words – the experiences of children and young people, parents, and older generations. The participants lives and times are explored through multiple accounts of their changing trajectories. Collectively, the contributions examine family and generational relationships in all their complexity as they change and develop. Tackling a diverse group of people from varied backgrounds and geographical locations, each individual chapter is concerned with particular stages of the life course, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time. Understanding Families Over Time also has a methodological twist: change and continuity through biographical, historical and generational time are integral aspects of the overall study.
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| Notes on Contributors |
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1 Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities Over the Life Course |
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Part I Relationships and Life Chances of Children and Young People |
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2 Generations and Aspirations: Young People's Thinking About Relationships With Siblings and Hopes for Their Parents Over Time |
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3 Growing Up in Northern Ireland |
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Part II Parenting and Family Life |
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4 Young Parenthood and Cross-Generational Relationships: The Perspectives of Young Fathers |
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5 Investing in Involvement: Men Moving Through Fatherhood |
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6 Expectations and Realities: Motherhood and the Female `Choice' Biography |
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7 Responsibility, Work and Family Life: Children's and Parents' Experiences of Working Parenthood |
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8 Gender and Work-Family Conflict: A Secondary Analysis of Timescapes Data |
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Part III Older Lives and Times |
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9 Vulnerability, Intergenerational Exchange and the Conscience of Generations |
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10 Grandparenting Across the Life Course |
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Kathryn Backett-Milburn, University of Edinburgh, UK
Sarah Baker, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Joanna Bornat, The Open University, UK
Bill Bytheway, retired scholar, UK
Carrie Coltart, independent scholar, UK
Sarah Cunningham-Burley, University of Edinburgh, UK
Nick Emmel, University of Leeds, UK
Jeni Harden, University of Edinburgh, UK
Karen Henwood, Cardiff University, UK
Kahryn Hughes, University of Leeds, UK
Sarah Irwin, University of Leeds, UK
Lynn Jamieson, Centre for Research on Families and Relationships (CRFR), UK
Carmen Lau Clayton, University of Leeds, UK
Alice MacLean, University of Glasgow, UK
Sheena McGrellis, London South Bank University, UK
Bren Neale, University of Leeds, UK
Rachel Thomson, University of Sussex, UK
Fiona Shirani, Cardiff University, UK
Susie Weller, London South Bank University, UK
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