Marriage and family in the Scandinavian experience

Many Scandinavian family policies are quite successful in their home countries, but are not transferable to other nations. Social trends in Sweden and the US are compared, and are found to be very similar despite being on opposite ends of the political spectrum.

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Published in:Society (New Brunswick) 2006-05, Vol.43 (4), p.68-72
Main Author: Popenoe, David
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Child welfare
Cohabitation
Comparative Analysis
Couples
Crosscultural Differences
Cultural studies
Divorce
Economic Systems
Families & family life
Family Policy
Family Stability
Family studies
Individual Collective Relationship
Marriage
Modernity
Nuclear family
Parents & parenting
Personal relationships
Popular Culture
Population Characteristics
Poverty
Public policy
Religion
Scandinavia
Social conditions & trends
Social Systems
Society
Sweden
Taxation
U.S.A
United States of America
Values
Welfare State
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Summary:Many Scandinavian family policies are quite successful in their home countries, but are not transferable to other nations. Social trends in Sweden and the US are compared, and are found to be very similar despite being on opposite ends of the political spectrum.
ISSN:0147-2011
1936-4725
DOI:10.1007/BF02687539