Canadian Families (Les Familles Canadiennes).

Institution	Vanier Inst. of the Family, Ottawa (Ontario).
Titel	Canadian Families (Les Familles Canadiennes).
Quelle	(1991), (51 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch; französisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-919520-82-0
Schlagwörter	Children; Family Characteristics; Family Financial Resources; Family Size; Foreign Countries; Older Adults; One Parent Family; Population Trends; Social Change; Social Problems; Statistical Data; Trend Analysis; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Child; Kind; Kinder; Familiengröße; Ausland; Älterer Erwachsener; Single parent family; Ein-Eltern-Familie; Bevölkerungsprognose; Sozialer Wandel; Social problem; Soziales Problem; Trendanalyse; Kanada
Abstract	Structural changes that have taken place in Canadian families in recent decades are described in this booklet. Topical sections are as follows: (1) What Counts in Canadian Families (importance of (importance of family); (2) The Family--Variations on a Theme origins, family structure, seniors aged 60 and over, how lives are spent, religion); (3) Families Are Changing in Size and Structure (e.g., marriages and divorces, remarriage, causes of lone parenthood, age at first marriage, age at parenthood, average number of births per woman); (4) How Today's Families Are Making Ends Meet (e.g., family income, one- and two-wage earner families, poor families with children); (5) How Families Care for Each Other (e.g., where the elderly live, seniors needing help, child care need); and (6) Beyond Families: Who's Responsible? (brief answers to questions about handling problems without family support). Each section is illustrated with statistical data in graph form. Among the statistical information presented are the following: 85 percent of all young people aged 15 to 24 intend to have children; 37 percent of Canadians over age 15 have at least one foreign-born parent; the population aged 65 and over is the fastest growing segment; and children living with a lone-parent mother are five times more likely to live in poverty than those living with two parents. A French version of the booklet accompanies the English one. Contains 30 references. (LB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC