Publications in English

Lüscher, Kurt (2011): Ambivalence: A “Sensitizing Construct” for the Study and Practice of Intergenerational Relationships. In: Journal of Intergenerational Relationships 9: S. 191–206.

Lüscher, K. et al. (2010): Generations, intergenerational relationships, generational policy: A trilingual compendium. Bern, Schweizerische Akademie der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften.

Lüscher, Kurt (2005): Looking at ambivalences. The contribution of a “new-old” view of intergenerational relations to the study of the life course. In: Levy, Rene; Ghisletta, Paolo; Le Goff, Jean-Marie; Spini, Dario; Widmer, Eric (Hrsg.): Towards an interdisciplinary perspective on the life course. London: Elsevier, S. 95-131.

Pillemer, Karl; Lüscher, Kurt (Hrsg.) (2004): Intergenerational ambivalences: New perspectives on parent-child relations in later life. Amsterdam u. a.: Elsevier.

 Contains: Pillemer, Karl; Lüscher, Kurt: Introduction: Ambivalence in parent-child Relations in Later Life, S. 1-19.

Lüscher, Kurt (2004): Conceptualizing and uncovering intergenerational ambivalence. In: Pilemer, Karl; Lüscher, Kurt (Hrsg.): Intergenerational ambivalences: Perspectives on parent-child relations in later life. Amsterdam u.a.: Elsevier, S. 23-62.

Lüscher, Kurt; Lettke, Frank (2004): Intergenerational ambivalence: Methods, measures, and results of the Konstanz Study. In: Pillemer, Karl; Lüscher, Kurt (Hrsg.): Intergenerational ambivalences: Perspectives on parent-child relations in later life. Amsterdam u.a.: Elsevier, S. 153-179.

Lüscher, Kurt (2002): Intergenerational ambivalence. Further steps in theory and research. In: Journal of Marriage and Family (JMF) 64: S. 585-593.

Lüscher, Kurt (2000): Family rhetoric in family politics. In: Cavanna, Henry (Hrsg.): The new citizenship of the family. Aldershot; Burlington USA: Ashgate, S. 3-13.

Lüscher, Kurt (2000): Ambivalence. A key concept for the study of intergenerational relations. In: Trnka, Sylvia (Hrsg.): Family issues between gender and generations, Seminar report. Luxembourg: European Communities, S. 11-25.

Lüscher, Kurt; Pillemer, Karl (1998): Intergenerational ambivalence. A new approach to the study of parent-child relations in later life. In: Journal of Marriage and the Family, 60(2): S. 413-425.

Lüscher, Kurt (1998): Postmodern societies. Postmodern families? In: Matthijs, Koen (Hrsg.): The family. Contemporary perspectives and challenges. Festschrift in honor of Wilfried Dumon. Leuven: University Press, S. 181-194.

Moen, Phyllis; Elder, Glen H.; Lüscher, Kurt (Hrsg.) (1995) : Examining lives in context: Perspectives on the ecology of human development. Washington: APA.

 Contains: Lüscher, Kurt (1995): „Homo interpretans“. On the relevance of perspectives, knowledge and beliefs in the ecology of human development, S. 563-597.

Lüscher, Kurt (1994): The contemporary plurality of family forms. In: Deven, Fred (Hrsg.): Research on reconstituted families in Europe. Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger, S. 9-23.

Engstler, Heribert; Lüscher, Kurt (1991): Childhood as a social phenomenon. National report Switzerland, Eurosocial Report Vol. 36. Wien, European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research.

Lüscher, Kurt (1990): The social reality of perspectives: On G. H. Mead's potential relevance for the analysis of contemporary societies. In: Symbolic Interaction 13(1): S. 1-18.

Höhn, Charlotte; Lüscher, Kurt (1988): The changing family in the Federal Republic of Germany. In: Journal of Family Issues 9(3): S. 317-335.

Lüscher, Kurt (1981): Building ecologies for human development: Toward a social policy for the child. In: OECD, Centre for Educational Research and Innovation (CERI) (Hrsg.): Children and society: Issues for preschool reforms. Paris: OECD, CERI, S. 95-113.

Lüscher, Kurt (1979): Social policies for the care and education of children. In: Doxiadis, Spyros; Tyrwhitt, Jaqueline; Nakou, Sheena (Hrsg.): The child in the world of tomorrow. A window into the future. Oxford: Pergamon Press, S. 241-246.

Lüscher, Kurt (Hrsg.) (1977): The child in contemporary society. Notes on the first Wolfsberg Conference. Wolfsberg.

Lüscher, Kurt (1974): Time. A much neglected dimension in social theory and research. In: Sociological Analysis and Theory 4(3): 101-117.

Lüscher, Kurt (1974): The family in the system of early childcare in Switzerland. In: Paedagogica Europaea IX(1): S. 184-198.

Lüscher, Kurt; Ritter, Verena; Gross, Peter (1973): Early child care in Switzerland. London: Gordon & Breach.

Lüscher, Kurt (1969): At the gateway of the university: The career plans of graduates from Swiss gymnasiums. In: Matthijssen, M. A.; Vervoort, C. E. (Hrsg.): Education in Europe. The Hague: Mouton, S. 100-104.