A Background Document
Major trends affecting families in the new millennium: Western Europe and North America
Robert Cliquet
Major trends affecting families in Central and Eastern Europe
Dimiter Philipov
Demographic and social trends affecting families in the South and Central Asian Region
Indralal De Silva (References & Tables)
Major Trends Affecting Families in East and Southeast Asia
Stella R. Quah, PhD
Major trends affecting families: South America in perspective
Elizabeth Jelin and Ana Rita Díaz-Muñoz
Major Trends Affecting Families in Central America and the Caribbean
Dr. Godfrey St. Bernard (Tables)
Major trends affecting families in sub-Saharan Africa
Betty Bigombe and Gilbert M. Khadiagala
Family in The New Millineum: Major Trends Affecting Families in North Africa
Dr. Nazek Nosseir
Major Trends Affecting Families in El Mashrek El Araby
Hoda Badran
Major Trends Affecting Families in the Gulf Countries
Prof. Yahya El-Haddad