Families and Kinship in Contemporary Europe

PART I: OUTLINING RELATEDNESS Introduction; R.Jallinoja & E.D.Widmer Relationality and Socio-cultural Theories of Family Life; C.Smart PART II: ASSEMBLING FAMILIES Making Family at Wedding: Bilateral Kinship and Equality; F. Maillochon & A-M Castrén Christmas Celebration, an Annual Family Gathering; R.Hauri Family Photographs: Putting Families on Display; A.Gomila Obituaries as Family Assemblages; R.Jallinoja PART III: SETTING UP FAMILIES WITH SIGNIFICANT OTHERS Couple Formation as a Transition between Families; L.Bernardi & A.Oppo Social Networks and Family Formation; S.Keim Exclusivity and Inclusivity in Transnational Adoption; R.Högbacka PART IV: FAMILIES IN THE REMAKING Money and the Dynamics of Intimate Relationships; C.Ruiner, A.Hirseland & W.Schneider Making Families at an Old Age; D.Sýkorová Reassembling Families after Divorce; U.Zartler Families in a Globalized World; E.Beck-Gernsheim PART V: FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AS SOCIAL CAPITAL Family Relations as Social Capital; G.Rossi, R.Bonini & S.Mazzucchelli The Fabric of Trust in Families: Inherited or Achieved?; I.De Carlo & E.D.Widmer Afterthoughts; R.Jallinoja & E.D.Widmer Bibliography Index