Table of Contents; 1 Introduction. The new diversity of family life in Europe. Mobile ethnic groups and flexible boundaries; References; 2 Studying transnationalism. On the empirical assessment and the overarching Ưconnections between diverse transnational activities; 1 The Problem; 2 Variety of research on transnationalism; 2.1 Economics; 2.2 Culture and Religion; 2.3 Social ties; 2.4 Political activism; 3 Two distinct strategies of studying transnational Ưactivities; 4 Conclusion; References; 3 Spatial Transnationalism: An analytical approach; 1 Introduction.

2 Transnationalism and transnational social spaces2.1 Transnationalism; 2.2 Transnational social spaces; 3 Transnationalism and the city: The local-global; 3.1 Sending places; 3.2 Places of destination: arrival areas; 3.3 Spatial transnationalism; 4 Conclusion; References; 4 Spatial segregation and the unequal educational pathways of children in urban areas; 1 Introduction; 2 Ethnic and social segregation in the Ruhr Area; 3 Local disparities in childrenś pathways through the educational institutions; 4 Conclusion and policy implications; References.

5 Development of participation in early childhood education and care in Europe in relation to social inequality and migration1 Introduction; 2 Research on the effect of ECEC; 3 Empirical analysis about the participation in ECEC with regard to the legal framework; 3.1 PISA as a database about the participation in ECEC by immigrant background and social deprivation; 3.2 Legal framework; 3.3 Results of participation in ECEC; 3.4 Participation in ECEC by immigrant background; 3.5 Participation in ECEC by parental education; 4 Conclusion; References.

6 Moving in together and marrying for the first time. A comparison between European countries1 Introduction; 2 The concept of transition to adulthood; 3 The current state of literature; 3.1 Macro-level factors and the transition to adulthood; 3.2 Micro-level factors and the transition to adulthood; 4 Moving in with and getting married in comparative perspective: German cases; 5 Institutional differences or cultural influence? Why typical life courses in Western European Ưcountries still differ; References.

7 Migration, family life and cultural inheritance. Perspectives from both sides of the Bulgarian-Turkish border1 Introduction; 2 Mobility and/or migration: methodological contexts; 3 Family and education: cultural inheritance and Ưinheriting in the situation of mobility after migration; 4 Socio-demographic characteristics of Turkish Ưstudents, children of Bulgarian re-settlers, studying in Bulgaria: social milieu, forms of cohabitation and social values; 4.1 Socio-demographic characteristics; 4.2 Social positions and social status; 4.3 Social values and attitudes.

4.4 Education and occupation
the inherited cultural Ưcapital.