Couple and Family Relationships in Latin American Social Comparative Studies

Abstract: Couple and family relationships have changed in different aspects in the recent history of Latin America. This paper reviewed comparative studies on couple and family relationships in Latin America published between 2001 and 2015. These studies used data from different countries. The contents analyzed in these investigations were divided in five main themes: (a) family size, structure and diversity; (b) couple and family internal dynamics, including couple and family formation and dissolution, gender and social roles, social care and protection, and couple and family violence; (c) couple, family and health; (d) couple, family and education; and, (e) couple, family and economy. Although comparative studies in Latin America are based mainly on data from national censuses and have a demographic approach, the comparative perspective is proposed as an important mean for the integration of diverse disciplines and the development of international cooperation in studies about couple and fa.... https://interpersona.psychopen.eu/index.php/interpersona/article/view/3505

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Couple and Family Relationships in Latin American Social Comparative Studies ; volume:10 ; number:2 ; day:23 ; month:12 ; year:2016 ; Interpersona ; 10, Heft 2 (23.12.2016)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Agnaldo Garcia ; Júlia Sursis Nobre Ferro Bucher-Maluschke ; Daniela Marisol Pérez-Angarita ; Yushiara Emily Vargas-Velez ; Fábio Nogueira Pereira

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ijpr.v10i2.259
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101418414585061742
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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