Reconfiguring Relations in the Empty Nest

Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay

Magdalena Żadkowska, Marta Skowrońska, Christophe Giraud , Filip Schmidt

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Palgrave Macmillan
21 February 2024

Gender studies, gender groups; Age groups; Sociology: family & relationships

Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

This edited volume traverses the spectrum of experiences that take place after children leave the family home and parents find themselves in the ""empty nest"" stage of life. Rather than focusing on measuring the intensity of empty nest syndrome or asking whether parents' marital satisfaction increases or decreases in this phase, the authors present rich qualitative data from across Poland and France to show that there is great variation in how families experience the empty nest, developing both a study on intimacy and love and on family solidarity. Throughout the book, themes of mixed emotions, nuanced attitudes, contradictions, and dissonance are explored while shedding light on ""supporting actors"" of the empty nest transition, such as family pets and material objects.

Edited by: Magdalena Żadkowska, Marta Skowrońska, Christophe Giraud, Filip Schmidt
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2024 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 596g
ISBN: 9783031504020
ISBN 10: 303150402X
Series: Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 21 February 2024
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Magdalena Żadkowska is Assistant Professor in the Division of Sociology of Everyday Life in the Faculty of Social Sciences at University of Gdańsk, Poland. Marta Skowrońska is Assistant Professor at the Division of Social Practice Research and Theory in the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. Christophe Giraud is Professor of Sociology at Université Paris Cité, France. Filip Schmidt is Assistant Professor in the Division of Social Practice Research and Theory at the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland. ctice Research and Theory at the Faculty of Sociology at Adam Mickiewicz University, Poland.