Canada's Changing Families

Contributors * Introduction ZENAIDA R. RAVANERA and KEVIN MCQUILLAN Part One: Changes in Families: Childbearing, Work Patterns, and Life Course Transitions * Transformed Families and the Basis for Childbearing RODERIC BEAUJOT and ALI MUHAMMAD * A Balancing Act: Parents' Work Arrangements and Family Time EVELYNE LAPIERRE-ADAMCYK, NICOLE MARCIL-GRATTON, and CELINE LE BOURDAIS * Parental Time, Work Schedules, and Changing Gender Roles BENOIT RAPOPORT and CELINE LE BOURDAIS * Delayed Life Transitions: Trends and Implications RODERIC BEAUJOT Part Two: Family Transformation and Investment in Children * The Evolving Family Living Arrangements of Canada's Children: Consequences for Child Poverty and Child Outcomes DON KERR * The Impact of Family Context on Adolescent Emotional Health during the Transition to High School KAREN MAC CON * Intergenerational Transfer: The Impact of Parental Separation on Young Adults' Conjugal Behaviour CLAUDINE PROVENCHER, CELINE LE BOURDAIS, and NICOLE MARCIL-GRATTON * Single Parenthood and Labour Force Participation: The Effect of Social Policies NANCY MEILLEUR and EVELYNE LAPIERRE-ADAMCYK Part Three: Family Solidarity and Social Integration * Family Solidarity in Canada: An Exploration with the General Social Survey on Family and Community Support FERNANDO RAJULTON and ZENAIDA R. RAVANERA * Social Integration over the Life Course: Influences of Individual, Family, and Community Characteristics ZENAIDA R. RAVANERA and FERNANDO RAJULTON * Conclusion: Family Change and the Challenge for Social Policy KEVIN MCQUILLAN