• Eltern im Netz

This website is essentially a community of parents advising each other, but contains a lot of information about families, the structures, the phases and the challenges.

• ^(D) Paternity Leave

Information about how fathers are taking up paternity leave since its introduction in 2007. This is covered by the broader topic of gender equality.

• Everyday rituals in the Family

• Living at home

More and more young people, especially men, are living with their parents for longer. The article describes the relationship changes between parents and children in this case.

• ^(D) (video) This video describes the reasons for this phenomenon. A transcript is included at the bottom, which is also available in both languages.

• Changing family structure:

This piece describes the changes the traditional family form is undertaking.

• Familiar family commercial institutions:

A description of food shopping at a familiar ‘family’ institution: SPAR

• Changing Sundays?

An attempt has been made to turn Sunday into a normal trading day in Germany but it has been widely rejected.

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