Year: 2021
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: Thisarticle provides an overviewonresearch on intimate relationships and the familyi nG ermanys ince the turn of the millennium.It is argued that "German familysociology" has undergone major changes in various ways.Intheoretical terms, micro-theoretical approaches have largely replacedf ormer macro-sociological debates on de-institutionalization and pluralization of the family.In empirical research, the application of al ife course perspective and the use of longitudinal data have become more and moree stablished.In substantial terms,r esearchers have pursued integrative research perspectivesthat link familydynamics to other life domains.Not least,p ublication strategies shifted in favoro fE nglish languagea nd international journals.In sum, these developments have fundamentallyc hanged the German research landscape on intimate relationships and the family.
Source: De Gruyter eBooks
Language: English
Subfield: Demography
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
OpenAlex ID: W3133388069