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A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

Editors: Doblhammer, Gabriele; Gumà, Jordi

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-72356-3

ISBN: 978-3-319-72355-6

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Feb 13, 2018

1 - 10 of 12 Chapters

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Chapter 1Framework

Gumà, Jordi; Doblhammer, Gabriele

Pages: 1 –7

[Family has been shown to be one of the most relevant socio-demographic factors in understanding health differences among individuals in Western countries.]
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Chapter 2Summary and Research Implications

Doblhammer, Gabriele; Gumà, Jordi

Pages: 9 –19

[Despite considerable changes in family forms during the past decades, the influence of family on health is strong and persistent. All over Europe the elderly still live in more traditional family forms related to marriage and their family biographies are closely tied to the civil status of their...
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Families and Health: A Review

Hank, Karsten; Steinbach, Anja

Pages: 23 –39

[This review of research on the role of family relations in shaping individuals’ health (and vice versa) conceptualizes health as a multidimensional outcome with objective and subjective components. The family-health nexus is considered from the adult’s perspective (focusing on partnership and...
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The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies

Oláh, Livia Sz.; Kotowska, Irena E.; Richter, Rudolf

Pages: 41 –64

[This keynote chapter presents main research findings on new gender roles and their implications for families and societies. It first depicts the development of family forms in Europe over the past fifty years, with a focus on increasingly diverse family biographies and the changes in the roles...
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Sex Differences in Health and Survival

Oksuzyan, Anna; Gumà, Jordi; Doblhammer, Gabriele

Pages: 65 –100

[This keynote chapter provides an overview of research into the relationship between health and gender/sex. Since health has multiple dimensions, several measures are needed to capture variations by gender and the use of multiple measures can help us better understand the underlying explanations...
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Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Household Position and Health in Twelve European Countries: Are They Associated with the Value Climate?

Doblhammer, Gabriele; Gumà, Jordi

Pages: 103 –131

[This study extends the institutionalization hypothesis which proposes that in societies with a more flexible value climate, well-being is less influenced by living in a non-traditional family form. Using data from the EU-SILC 2012 about self-rated health at ages 30–59 we explore twelve European...
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Similarity of Perceived Health Between Household Members: The “Mutual Influences” Hypothesis

Giannantoni, Patrizia; Egidi, Viviana

Pages: 133 –154

[Demographers and social epidemiologists have widely recognized that determinants of health operate on different levels. Among all of the relational networks, the family deserves a special place as it is the context where lifestyles and health-related behaviors are generally developed and shared....
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Household Position, Parenthood, and Self-reported Adult Health. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey

Buber-Ennser, Isabella; Hanappi, Doris

Pages: 155 –191

[Humans share their lives with parents, siblings, partners, children, relatives, friends, neighbours, and colleagues. These relational and institutional embedding and shared events—or the lack of events—over the life course as well as personal characteristics and the needs of those involved...
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The Contextual and Household Contribution to Individual Health Status in Germany: What Is the Role of Gender and Migration Background?

Georges, Daniela; Kreft, Daniel; Doblhammer, Gabriele

Pages: 193 –232

[Households are a long-term determinant for health outcomes and act as an important factor in the preservation and promotion of their members’ health. Because the motives and requirements to build a specific household type are culturally shaped, the influence of the household structure on...
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Health-Risk Behaviour of Women and Men—Differences According to Partnership and Parenthood. Results of the German Health Update (GEDA) Survey 2009–2010

von der Lippe, Elena; Rattay, Petra

Pages: 233 –261

[Beginning living with a partner and becoming a parent are major life events for both men and women, bringing important changes. These life changes may translate to a more responsible concern with lifestyle and health, and alterations in the evaluation of health behaviours. From the perspective...

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