Reconfiguring Relations in the Empty Nest: Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay (1st ed. 2024) (Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life)

By: Magdalena Żadkowska and Marta Skowrońska and Christophe Giraud and Filip Schmidt

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Synopsis: This edited volume traverses the spectrum of experiences that take place after children leave the family home and parents find themselves in the "empty nest" stage of life. Rather than focusing on measuring the intensity of empty nest syndrome or asking whether parents' marital satisfaction increases or decreases in this phase, the authors present rich qualitative data from across Poland and France to show that there is great variation in how families experience the empty nest, developing both a study on intimacy and love and on family solidarity. Throughout the book, themes of mixed emotions, nuanced attitudes, contradictions, and dissonance are explored while shedding light on "supporting actors" of the empty nest transition, such as family pets and material objects.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783031504037
Related ISBNs:: 9783031504020
Publisher:: Springer Nature Switzerland
Date of Addition:: 03/23/24
Copyrighted By:: The Editor
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Social Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Sociology
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.
Edited by:: Magdalena Żadkowska
Edited by:: Marta Skowrońska
Edited by:: Christophe Giraud
Edited by:: Filip Schmidt