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Youth in a changing context: The role of the family in East and West Germany
Author(s) -
Walper Sabine
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
new directions for child and adolescent development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.628
H-Index - 59
eISSN - 1534-8687
pISSN - 1520-3247
DOI - 10.1002/cd.23219957003
Subject(s) - unification , adolescent development , context (archaeology) , psychology , family life , developmental psychology , west germany , sociology , political science , gender studies , geography , history , economic history , computer science , programming language , archaeology
Specific differences in family structure and family life between the former GDR and FRG, as well as current changes due to the unification process, are outlined to illustrate the role of families in linking the sociopolitical and economic changes to adolescent development.