ERIIKKA OINONEN is Finnish Academy Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Tampere, Finland. She has worked extensively on issues related to cross-national comparison, family and social change.

'The book is a very helpful tool in the complex process of overcoming stereotypes and should be read by anyone interested in the relationship between territorial differences, family models and social change.' - Elisabetta Ruspini, INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality

• Introduction PART 1:THE CHANGING EUROPEAN FAMILY Family Patterns - Convergence or Divergence Explaining Family Changes PART 2:TOWARD THE CASE STUDIES Premises for Studying Finnish and Spanish Families The Making of Modern Finland and Spain PART 3:FAMILY IN FINLAND AND SPAIN On Family Ideology Family Values and Attitudes On Family Practices Family in Finland and Spain: The Focal Findings PART 4:FAMILY IN CONVERGING EUROPE Integration of European Societies and Family Patterns? The European Family - Made in the OECD?

ERIIKKA OINONEN is Finnish Academy Research Fellow, Department of Sociology and Social Psychology, University of Tampere, Finland. She has worked extensively on issues related to cross-national comparison, family and social change.

'The book is a very helpful tool in the complex process of overcoming stereotypes and should be read by anyone interested in the relationship between territorial differences, family models and social change.' - Elisabetta Ruspini, INTAMS review - Journal for the Study of Marriage & Spirituality

• Introduction PART 1:THE CHANGING EUROPEAN FAMILY Family Patterns - Convergence or Divergence Explaining Family Changes PART 2:TOWARD THE CASE STUDIES Premises for Studying Finnish and Spanish Families The Making of Modern Finland and Spain PART 3:FAMILY IN FINLAND AND SPAIN On Family Ideology Family Values and Attitudes On Family Practices Family in Finland and Spain: The Focal Findings PART 4:FAMILY IN CONVERGING EUROPE Integration of European Societies and Family Patterns? The European Family - Made in the OECD?