Contemporary patterns of household evolution in Spain
Requena, M.
Revista Internacional de Sociologia 22: 333-365
1999
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-9712 PMID: 12295228 Document Number: 282959
"This article analyses, from a cross-sectional point of view, one of the most noteworthy dimensions of...family change in Spain in recent years: the size and structure of households and families. The remarkable fall in the size of Spanish households and families, which has led to a historic minimum in our country, can be explained from the double perspective of the analysis of their growth and composition: while...inquiry composition reveals the decreasing presence of the head of household's children. The analysis is completed with a summary view of the evolution of household structures and family forms in Spain." (EXCERPT)