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Courtship, cohabitation, marriage, divorce, remarriage, and bereavement: family transitions in the 20th century -- How families lived -- Work and family life -- Rituals: how families developed and maintained shared meanings -- Mothers and motherhood -- Men in families -- Children and adolescents in families -- Family abuse and neglect: the dark side of families -- Alternative family forms

"Immigration has been a controversial topic throughout American history. Debates about whether or not immigrants adversely affect the American economy, exacerbate crime, threaten American values and quality of life, and should or should not be allowed into the country existed since the first European settlers came to America. However, these controversies intensified during the last four decades of the 20th century and spilled over into the 21st century because American laws allowed mass immigration to occur despite growing environmental, social, and cultural concerns"--

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Timeline of Major Events that Affected Families in the 20th Century -- 1. Courtship, Cohabitation, Marriage, Divorce, Remarriage, and Bereavement: Family Transitions in the 20th Century -- 2. How Families Lived -- 3. Work and Family Life -- 4. Rituals: How Families Developed and Maintained Shared Meanings -- 5. Mothers and Motherhood -- 6. Men in Families -- 7. Children and Adolescents in Families -- 8. Family Abuse and Neglect: The Dark Side of Families -- 9. Alternative Family Forms -- References -- Index.

The study of social mobility enables us to assess the extent to which a given society is "open". Addressing this issue is particularly crucial in our democratic societies, where it is expected that the place of individuals in society should no longer be determined at birth, but rather by individual quality. The present inquiry investigates this issue in the context of Switzerland, a country characterised by specific institutional settings, notably through the close association its educational system shares with the labour market. Through a detailed empirical analysis based on robust statistical analyses carried out from a unique tailor-made dataset, I demonstrate that Swiss society has not become more open throughout the twentieth century. Although some barriers have lost some salience, Swiss society has overall remained extremely rigid. In particular, because it channels individuals into highly segmented tracks very early on, the Swiss educational system does not attenuate social background differences. Thus, Switzerland is found in a particular configuration where an individual's place in society is highly determined not only by his or her educational attainment, but also by his or her social background. In other words, Switzerland constitutes a sort of "non-meritocratic meritocracy". - L'étude de la mobilité sociale permet d'évaluer dans quelle mesure une société donnée est « ouverte ». S'intéresser à cette question est particulièrement crucial dans nos sociétés démocratiques, où il est attendu que la place des individus ne soit plus déterminée à la naissance, mais plutôt par les qualités individuelles. La présente étude examine cette question dans le cadre de la Suisse, un pays aux caractéristiques institutionnelles spécifiques, particulièrement de part le lien étroit que son système éducatif entretien avec le marché du travail. A travers une analyse empirique détaillée fondée sur des analyses statistiques robustes menées à partir d'un jeu de données unique construit sur-mesure, je démontre que la société ...