The 'Irish' Family

When situated in the wider European context âthe Irish familyâ has undergone a process of profound transformation and rapid change in very recent decades. Recent data cites a significant increase in one parent households and a high non-marital birth rate for instance alongside the emergence of cohabitation divorce same sex families and reconstituted families. At the same time the majority of children in Ireland still live in a two-parent family based on marriage and the divorce rate in Ireland is comparatively lower than other European countries. 21st century family life is in reality characterised by continuity and change in the Irish context. This book seeks to understand interpret and theorise family life in Ireland by providing a detailed analysis of historical change demographic trends fertility and reproduction marriage separation and divorce sexualities children and young people class gender motherhood intergenerational relations grandparents ethnicity globalisation technology and family practices. A comprehensive analysis of key developments and trends over the course of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries is provided. . Language: English