A Demographic Perspective on Gender, Family and Health in Europe

1. Framework
Jordi Gumà, Gabriele Doblhammer

2. Summary and Research Implications
Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà

Part I. Keynote Chapters

3. Families and Health: A Review
Karsten Hank, Anja Steinbach

4. The New Roles of Men and Women and Implications for Families and Societies
Livia Sz. Oláh, Irena E. Kotowska, Rudolf Richter

5. Sex Differences in Health and Survival
Anna Oksuzyan, Jordi Gumà, Gabriele Doblhammer

Part II. Country Specific Chapters

6. Gender Differences in the Relationship Between Household Position and Health in Twelve European Countries: Are They Associated with the Value Climate?
Gabriele Doblhammer, Jordi Gumà

7. Similarity of Perceived Health Between Household Members: The “Mutual Influences” Hypothesis
Patrizia Giannantoni, Viviana Egidi

8. Household Position, Parenthood, and Self-reported Adult Health. Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Evidence from the Austrian Generations and Gender Survey
Isabella Buber-Ennser, Doris Hanappi

9. The Contextual and Household Contribution to Individual Health Status in Germany: What Is the Role of Gender and Migration Background?
Daniela Georges, Daniel Kreft, Gabriele Doblhammer

10. Health-Risk Behaviour of Women and Men—Differences According to Partnership and Parenthood. Results of the German Health Update (GEDA) Survey 2009–2010
Elena Lippe, Petra Rattay

11. Fertility Histories and Health in Later Life in Italy
Cecilia Tomassini, Giorgio Gessa, Viviana Egidi

12. The Effect of Current Family Situation on Slow Walking Speed at Old Age
Gabriele Doblhammer, Steffen Peters, Debora Rizzuto, Anna-Karin Welmer

Avainsanat: Social Sciences, Demography, Public Health, Gender Studies, Epidemiology