Powerful currents have reshaped the structure of families over the last century. There has been (i) a dramatic drop in fertility and greater parental investment in children; (ii) a rise in married female labor-force participation; (iii) a significant decline in marriage and a rise in divorce; (iv)...

What drives change in a society's values? From Marx to modernization theory, scholars have identified a connection between structural transformation and social change. To understand how changes in a society's dominant mode of production affect its dominant values, we examine the case of the...

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Our Work in a Changing Economy -- 2. New Technology and Job Markets -- 3. The Transformations of Work in the New Global Economy -- 4. The New Family and Flexible Work -- 5. Redefining Community in a Flexible Economy -- 6. Sustaining the New Economy --...

Die Covid-19-Krise hat bereits bestehende soziale Ungleichheiten in verschiedenen Bereichen verschärft. Die Autor*innen untersuchen, wie grundlegend und nachhaltig die sozialen Veränderungen im Zuge der Corona-Pandemie auf den gesellschaftlichen Ebenen Arbeit, Sorgearbeit und staatliche...