Contents:
Part I. Introduction 1. Introduction: Theorising Comparative Gender Inequality
Simon Duncan Part II. Gender Divisions of Labour - Paid and Unpaid Work 2. Paid Work: Participation, Inclusion and Liberation
Gunnel Forsberg, Lena Gonäs and
Diane Perrons 3. Households and Families - Changing Living Arrangements and Gender Relations
Montserrat Solsona and
Maria-Jose Gonzalez-Lopez 4. Reconciling Divisions of Labour
Eileen Drew Part III. Gender Divisions of Power - Citizenship, Rights and Control 5. Gender and European Welfare States: Contexts, Structure and Agency
Henrik Bang, Per Jensen and
Birgit Pfau-Effinger 6. Gender, Migration, and Social Inequalities: the Dilemmas of European Citizenship
Marina Calloni and
Helma Lutz 7. Male Violence and Control: Constructing a Comparative European Perspective
Carol Hagemann-White Part IV. Gendered Understandings: Cultures and Values 8. Challenging and Negotiating the Myths: Gender Divisions in the Situation Comedy
Lisa Tsaliki 9. Living Through the Myths: Gender, Values, Attitudes and Practices
Rosemarie Sackmann Conclusion 10. Gender Cultures and Social Change in the European Context
Birgit Pfau-Effinger