ABSTRACT
This chapter presents the comparative studies that adopt the nation-state as the unit of analysis. It presents double analysis of the discourse which combines: a macro approach based on the study of services directed at individuals, from family-based gender inequalities; and an analysis of the cases, focusing on social services for immigrants based on the dynamics of the welfare mix. In terms of family law, the Charia is combined with Greek law, depending on the case. Family formation is a good indicator of the complex social relations between communities. In the case of Greece we see how, as a result of modernization, traditional forms of family solidarity and paternalistic structures decline without being replaced by alternative forms of social protection and by a weak development of social policy. This implies a high risk of marginalization for a number of social groups.
