Including This Report in the State of Family Project
While this report predates the official launch of the State of Family Project by Marriage and Family Review (MFR), we’re excited to include it on our interactive map. Here’s why:
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Alignment with Project Goals: This report, published by MFR, delves into a key aspect of family life, echoing the project’s aim to provide comprehensive insights into contemporary families. Its inclusion enriches the project’s scope and historical context.
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Honoring MFR’s Legacy: MFR has a long and distinguished history of publishing research on families. Including this report pays homage to that legacy and acknowledges the significant contributions MFR has made to the field.
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Valuable Knowledge: Regardless of publication date, the report offers valuable knowledge and insights that resonate with the project’s goals. Sharing it on the map ensures wider accessibility and fosters meaningful conversations about families.
Family enjoying the European Alps
We encourage you to explore the report’s abstract and full article linked below:
Abstract
The sociology of marriage and the family in Switzerland does not have a long history of theorizing and empirical research. It is only during the last two decades that research groups at the sociological institutes of the Universities of Zurich and Geneva have specialized in this field. Research was first of all stimulated by the dramatic socio-demographic changes that occurred in the late 1960s, which called for sociological explanations, and secondly by the contradictions between these changes and the strong normative traditionalism peculiar to Switzerland. Nevertheless, family research in Switzerland is still relatively marginal, compared to other topics in the social sciences. A scientific center continuously dealing with family issues is still lacking. Swiss family researchers will therefore continue to integrate themselves into the broader framework of European family research.
https://doi.org/10.1300/J002v23n01_10
By incorporating this report, we demonstrate the State of Family Project’s commitment to comprehensiveness, historical awareness, and the pursuit of knowledge that benefits families and communities.
This report was published by: Hans-Joachim Hoffmann-Nowotny
