Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.

Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations. A unique qualitative longitudinal study forms the basis for the chapter contributions, delivering policy-relevant findings to address individual and family lives over time.

1. Introduction to Timescapes: Changing Relationships and Identities over the Life Course; Janet Holland and Rosalind Edwards 2. Generations and Aspirations: Young People's Thinking about Relationships with Siblings and Hopes for their Parents over Time; Rosalind Edwards and Susie Weller 3. Growing up in Northern Ireland; Sheena McGrellis and Janet Holland 4. Young Parenthood and Cross Generational Relationships: The Perspectives of Young Fathers; Bren Neale and Carmen Lau Clayton 5. Investing in Involvement: Men Moving Through Fatherhood; Karen Henwood, Fiona Shirani and Carrie Coltart 6. Expectations and Realities: Motherhood and the Female 'Choice' Biography; Rachel Thomson 7. Responsibility, Work and Family Life: Children's and Parents' Experiences of Working Parenthood; Jeni Harden, Alice MacLean, Kathryn Backett-Milburn, Sarah Cunningham-Burley and Lynn Jamieson 8. Gender and Work-Family Conflict: A Secondary Analysis of Timescapes Data; Sarah Irwin and Mandy Winterton 9. Vulnerability, Inter-Generational Exchange, and the Conscience of Generations; Nick Emmel and Kahryn Hughes 10. Grandparenting across the Life Course; Joanna Bornat and Bill Bytheway 11. Conclusions; Janet Holland and Rosalind Edwards