Future Scenarios and Support Interventions for the Family: Involving Expert's Participation though a Mixed-Method Research Study

From a recent Delphi survey on the possible scenarios that will involve the family in the next ten years, some situations emerged, judged by the experts as particularly relevant, concerning the growing conditioning due to the professional commitments for women in organizing family life, the greater tendency of young adults living to their parents and the intensity of solidarity networks between generations. On the basis of some focus groups, eight possible intervention proposals have been identified to deal with any difficulties related to the emerged scenario and, in particular, to support women and families. In order to rank them according to their efficacy and feasibility, the multi-criteria decision-making technique Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) will be applied. Key words: Family studies, Future studies, Delphi, AHP, scenario research methodology