[Households and families: toward new ways of life?].

Recent changes in household and family patterns in France are explored using data from official sources including the 1982 census. These changes include a growth in the number of single-person households particularly among the elderly; more one-parent families primarily because of divorce; an increase in the number of couples in which both members work outside the home; and a decline in the number of children per family. (summary in ENG SPA) (ANNOTATION)