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Journal articles on the topic "Ageing; family change; intergenerational relationships"
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LOWENSTEIN, ARIELA, RUTH KATZ, and SIMON BIGGS. "Rethinking theoretical and methodological issues in intergenerational family relations research." Ageing and Society 31, no. 7 (September 12, 2011): 1077–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x10000991.
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ABSTRACTThis paper introduces some key theoretical and methodological developments in the study of intergenerational family relations. It draws on observations that a number of social issues are emerging that have an intergenerational dimension, that there is growing recognition that to study adult ageing one has also to study intergenerational relationships, and that a new architecture for social relations is beginning to take shape in the wake of demographic change. How individuals, families and societies cope with such changes provokes the question of how gerontologically-informed research, theorisation and policy will also adapt. Seven positions are summarised which attempt two things. First, to map out some new conceptual directions for intergenerational research through a critical use of concepts such as transition, generational self-awareness and empathy, metaphors of cultural translation, and the deployment of social and moral capital. Second, to examine changing gender roles, the balance between family and welfare-state support frameworks, ethnicity and immigration as important elements of this process. A critical review of approaches to intergenerational relationships hopefully emerges.
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WENGER, G. CLARE, and VANESSA BURHOLT. "Differences over time in older people’s relationships with children, grandchildren, nieces and nephews in rural North Wales." Ageing and Society 21, no. 5 (September 2001): 567–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x01008406.
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Based on data from the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing (BLSA) 1979–1999, this paper examines changes over time in the intergenerational relationships of older people (aged 65+ in 1979). The analysis uses quantitative and qualitative data to discuss changes from 1979–1999 for those respondents who survived in the community to 1999. It looks at mothers’ and fathers’ relationships with their adult children, grandmother and grandfather relationships with grandchildren and relationships between aunts and uncles with nieces and nephews. It identifies four different patterns of intergenerational relationships showing how the rural employment structure impacts on family structure, migration and support patterns.
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KUMARI BHAT, ANITHA, and RAJ DHRUVARAJAN. "Ageing in India: drifting intergenerational relations, challenges and options." Ageing and Society 21, no. 5 (September 2001): 621–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x0100842x.
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India, like many other developing countries in the world, is presently witnessing rapid ageing of its population. Almost eight out of 10 older people in India live in rural areas. Urbanisation, modernisation and globalisation have led to changes in economic structure, erosion of societal values and the weakening of social institutions such as the joint family. In this changing economic and social milieu, the younger generation is searching for new identities encompassing economic independence and redefined social roles within, as well as outside, the family. The changing economic structure has reduced the dependence of rural families on land, which had provided strength to bonds between generations. The traditional sense of duty and obligation of the younger generation towards their older generation is being eroded. The older generation is caught between the decline in traditional values on the one hand and the absence of an adequate social security system, on the other. This paper explores the nature and extent of the social and economic pressures that are impinging on intergenerational relationships and discusses the implications for policy towards improving the wellbeing of India’s senior citizens.
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LELIÈVRE, ÉVA, and SOPHIE LE CŒUR. "Intergenerational relationships within families of HIV-infected adults under antiretroviral treatment in Northern Thailand." Ageing and Society 32, no. 4 (May 24, 2011): 561–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x11000389.
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ABSTRACTThailand has been severely affected by AIDS/HIV. The epidemic has undermined the health of the population of working age, placing stress on intergenerational relations and threatening the social fabric. Older people in families affected by the disease, although not the main victims, have experienced major changes in relationships with their adult children and grandchildren. However, the availability of antiretrovirals has transformed HIV infection from a lethal to a chronic disease. Intergenerational relationships are analysed with data from a quantitative survey of HIV-infected adults currently receiving antiretroviral treatment in Northern Thailand. The introduction of antiretroviral treatment has eased the pressure on families. Where HIV-infected adults are more dependent on their older parents, it is because they are single and childless or single parents. While ageing parents remain a source of support for their adult children, the introduction of antiretroviral treatment has radically changed the prospects for HIV-infected adults and their regained health allows them to work, take care of their family and fulfil their filial duties as expected in Thai society. If Thailand's original aim in introducing health policies in this area was to curtail the HIV epidemic, its positive impact on intergenerational relations is an additional benefit.
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Zorrilla-Muñoz, Vanessa, María Silveria Agulló-Tomás, Carmen Rodríguez-Blázquez, Alba Ayala, Gloria Fernandez-Mayoralas, and Maria João Forjaz. "Ageing Perception as a Key Predictor of Self-Rated Health by Rural Older People—A Study with Gender and Inclusive Perspectives." Land 11, no. 3 (February 23, 2022): 323. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/land11030323.
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This paper investigates positive perceptions of ageing in rural people aged 65 and over as a key predictor of the self-assessment of one’s health. Method: The sample covers a total of 3389 people from the ‘Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement’ (SHARE), wave 6 (W6, 2015). This research analyses men and women who live in a rural environment. A linear regression model is proposed to consider the dependent variable ‘self-rated health’ and independent variables based on measures of quality of life in older adults. This study confirms that rural women perceive their health on the basis of factors different to those of their male contemporaries. The variable ‘How often do you feel/think that you can do the things that you want to do?’ is associated with women’s self-perceived health. In men, a high relationship (with p < 0.001) is obtained for the variables ‘How often do you feel/think look back on your life with a sense of happiness?’ and ‘How often do you feel/think that family responsibilities prevent you from doing what you want to do?’ Certain daily activities (e.g., leisure or care), along with a positive perception of life, influence one’s perceptions of one’s own health, especially in the case of women. In sum, rural older women make a positive evaluation of their own health and ageing, while rural older men relate self-rated health to passivity and reminiscing. There is a need for further research on psycho-social and socio-spatial issues from an intergenerational, technological and gender perspective for rural and territorial influences to attain better health and quality of life for rural older people in comparison to urban people.
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KNODEL, JOHN, JIRAPORN KESPICHAYAWATTANA, CHANPEN SAENGTIENCHAI, and SUVINEE WIWATWANICH. "How left behind are rural parents of migrant children? Evidence from Thailand." Ageing and Society 30, no. 5 (January 20, 2010): 811–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x09990699.
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ABSTRACTThe consequences of adult children's migration from rural areas for older parents who remain behind are keenly debated. While the mass media and international advocacy organisations favour an ‘alarmist’ view of desertion, the academic literature makes more sanguine assessments using the ‘household strategy’ and ‘modified extended family’ perspectives. We examine the relationship between the migration of adult children and various dimensions of older parents' wellbeing in Thailand using evidence from a survey that focused on the issues. The results provide little support for the alarmist view, but instead suggest that parents and adult children adapt to the social and economic changes associated with development in ways not necessarily detrimental to intergenerational relations. The migration of children, especially to urban areas, often benefits parents' material support while the recent spread of cell phones has radically increased their ability to maintain social contact. Nevertheless, changing living arrangements through increased migration and the smaller family sizes of the youngest age groups of older people pose serious challenges for aspects of filial support, especially at advanced ages when chronic illness and frailty require long-term personal care. Dealing with this emerging situation in a context of social, economic and technological change is among the most critical issues facing those concerned with the implications of rapid population ageing in Thailand and elsewhere.
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Morell, Ildikó Asztalos, Santa De, Pravina Mahadalkar, Carl Johansson, and Lena-Karin Gustafsson. "Silence or Voice? Agency Freedom among Elderly Women Living in Extended Families in Urban India." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 23 (November 26, 2020): 8779. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17238779.
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The preferential form of living for the elderly in India is within the extended family. India is undergoing rapid economic development, an increase in mobility, and changes in gender norms due to an increase in women’s labour force participation, which places challenges on traditional intergenerational relationships. Ageing and the well-being of the elderly is a rising concern, especially considering that their proportion of the population is expected to grow rapidly in coming decades. There is a lack of universal state provision for the elderly’s basic needs, which is especially profound for elderly women, since most do not have an independent income. This leaves the elderly dependent upon the benevolence of their adult children’s families or other relatives. This paper explores, with help of narrative analysis and critical contributions from capability theory, elderly women’s agency freedoms and how this can be contextualised with their varying capability sets. With help of Spivak’s notion of the silent subaltern, the paper anchors elderly women’s abilities to voice to their agency freedom. The master narrative of the silent supportive wife and side-lined mother-in-law as well as three counter-narratives explore alternative agencies taken by elderly women.
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Hantrais, Linda. "Socio-demographic change, policy impacts and outcomes in social Europe." Journal of European Social Policy 9, no. 4 (November 1, 1999): 291–309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/a010186.
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The period since the establishment of the European Economic Community in 1957 has been marked by important socio-demographic changes. The population of the European Union has been ageing, family size has declined, and the family unit has become less institutionalized, placing strains on intergenerational relationships. The combination of economic, political and socio-demographic change has posed threats for social protection systems, economic performance and individual well-being, while also offering opportunities for policymakers in EU member states to review policy options, the efficacy of existing policies and the need for reform. This article examines how socio-demographic change and the social problems associated with it are experienced and perceived in different national contexts, and analyses the policy responses of governments. The outcomes of policy measures formulated and implemented by national governments are reviewed in terms of their possible impact on socio-demographic trends. The article argues that socio-demographic change would appear to have an influence on policy measures, but convincing and consistent evidence is difficult to find in support of claims that policy has a determining effect on socio-demographic trends. In conclusion, the potential for further development of social policy at EU level is considered, both in response to socio-demographic challenges and as a means of managing change. Résumé Depuis l'établissement de la Communauté économique européenne en 1957, d'impor-tants changements socio-économiques ont eu lieu. La population de l'Union européenne a vieilli, la taille des familles s'est réduite et la famille en tant qu'unité est devenue moins institutionnalisée exerçant ainsi des pressions sur les relations intergénérationnelles. La combinaison de changements économiques, politiques et démographiques constitue une menace pour les systèmes de protection sociale, les performances économiques et le bien-étre individuel. Toutefois, cela offre également la possibilité pour les décideurs politiques dans l'Union européenne de réex-aminer leur options politiques, l'efficacité des politiques menées et la nécessité de réformes. Cet article examine comment les change-ments socio-démographiques et les problèmes sociaux qui leurs sont associés, sont perçus dans différents contextes nationaux. Il analyse également les réponses politiques que les gouvernements leur ont données. Les résultats des mesures politiques élaborées et mises en place par les gouverne-ments nationaux sont passés en revue en fonction de leur impact possible sur les ten-dances socio-démographiques. Cet article défend l'hypothèse que les changements socio-démographiques semblent avoir eu une influence sur les mesures politiques, alors qu'il est difficile de trouver des preuves convain-cantes et consistantes que la politique ait eu un effet déterminant sur les tendances socio-démographiques. en conclusion, l'éventualité de développements ultérieurs de la politique sociale européenne est envisagée, du point de vue de la réponse aux défis socio-économiques et en tant que moyen de gérer le changement.
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Pereira, Henrique, Juan Pedro Serrano, Brian de Vries, Graça Esgalhado, Rosa Marina Afonso, and Samuel Monteiro. "Aging Perceptions in Older Gay and Bisexual Men in Portugal." International Journal of Aging and Human Development 87, no. 1 (July 27, 2017): 5–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0091415017720889.
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Aims and Objectives The purpose of this study was to explore the perceptions toward aging among Portuguese gay and bisexual men over 60 years old. Background Despite the growth of the older population, and the increased visibility and acceptance of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people in Western countries, the experience of aging in older gay and bisexual men is only beginning to be understood. Design We used a qualitative research methodology, based on critical gerontology, for establishing research questions and to identify the perspectives on the aging process in older gay and bisexual individuals. Methods We used a structured electronic inquiry with 25 gay and bisexual men over 60 years of age from Portugal. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis to help identify repeated patterns of meaning in the data set. Results The recurrent themes in the narratives of the aging experiences of the participants in the study were as follows: positive perceptions of aging, negative perceptions of aging, coping with being a gay/bisexual man and family ties, professional care, homophobia/discrimination, relationships and social support, intergenerational differences, mediating role of sexual orientation, sociopolitical changes, and personal characteristics. Conclusion Analysis of perceptions about the aging process in older gay and bisexual men emphasized the desire for normalization in the social awareness of sexual orientation. It is important to continue doing research on this topic and disseminate this information among professionals who work with older lesbian, gay, and bisexual people so that they may better understand how they can meet the specific needs of this population.
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Gangopadhyay, Jagriti, and Tannistha Samanta. "‘Family matters’." Contributions to Indian Sociology 51, no. 3 (September 4, 2017): 338–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0069966717720962.
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This article aims to understand the complex interactions of family and intergenerational relationships in an emerging city in India. Demographic work on population ageing in India has primarily focused on family structure, health outcomes and institutional living. Though the focus of these studies has been on the Indian family, surprisingly, an in-depth study of the complex dialectic of the intergenerational relationships is often missing from the gerontological literature. Drawing from in-depth qualitative interviews in the city of Ahmedabad, Gujarat, this article unsettles the assumptions around filial obligation and intergenerational support. In particular, the study shows that the intergenerational social contract is mediated by the economic dependence of the ageing parents on their adult children. Our observations lend support to the construct of ambivalence (coexistence of conflict and affection) that is suggested by the dominant social-psychological paradigm of intergenerational solidarity-conflict. Additionally, the article underscores cultural meanings of identity, gender ideology and role continuity among older Indians.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Ageing; family change; intergenerational relationships"
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Park, Seung-Min. "An ageing population in a family and welfare state : the dynamics of family support and public pension systems, and their impact on late-life happiness in contemporary South Korea." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2012. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:041dae1e-8b4b-4ca6-9743-2a42b655e5bc.
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The purpose of this thesis is to analyze the dynamics of family support and public pension systems, and their impact on late-life happiness in contemporary South Korea. For this, three specific research questions, namely (1) the dynamics of intergenerational solidarity, public pension systems, and happiness; (2) the association between intergenerational solidarity and happiness; and (3) the association between public pension systems and happiness, are analysed by exploiting the Korean Longitudinal Study of Ageing. The analyses show that (1) the structural solidarity of older people is relatively stronger than of middle-aged people; (2) contacting is the key player in associational solidarity in later life; (3) middle-aged people supply more financial aid to their adult children than they receive from them, but the reverse applies to older people. Both middle-aged and older people actively exchange food, household items, and health-care supplies; (4) more older men receive the National Pension Scheme benefit than older women but the reverse is true for the Basic Old-Age Pension benefit; (5) the level of happiness in later life is very high but decreases as people age; (6) the number of adult children, frequency of contact, and amount of financial support are positively associated with the happiness of older people; and (7) the National Pension Scheme is positively associated with the happiness of older men while the Basic Old-Age Pension is negatively associated with the happiness of older people. The results suggest some policy implications for late-life happiness in contemporary South Korea. At the individual level, increased frequency of contact, availability of the children, and the amount of financial support can enhance late-life happiness. At the governmental level, the research suggests that the gendered structure of the National Pension Scheme and means-tested structure of the Basic Old-Age Pension should be reformed.
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Mai, Dan T. "Sustaining family life in rural China : reinterpreting filial piety in migrant Chinese families." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:8e679650-a857-4f3c-a5c1-770a1bff848e.
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This study explores the changing nature of filial piety in contemporary society in rural China. With the economic, social and political upheavals that followed the Revolution, can 'great peace under heaven' still be found for the rural Chinese family as in the traditional Confucian proverb,"make yourself useful, look after your family, look after your country, and all is peaceful under heaven"? This study explores this question, in terms not so much of financial prosperity, but of non-tangible cultural values of filial piety, changing familial and gender roles, and economic migration. In particular, it examines how macro level changes in economic, social and demographic policies have affected family life in rural China. The primary policies examined were collectivisation, the hukou registration system, marketization, and the One-Child policy. Ethnographic interviews reveal how migration has affected rural family structures beyond the usual quantifiable economic measures. Using the village of Meijia, Sichuan province, as a paradigmatic sample of family, where members have moved to work in the cities, leaving their children behind with the grandparents, the study demonstrates how migration and modernization are reshaping familial roles, changing filial expectations, reshuffling notions of care-taking, and transforming traditional views on the value of daughters and daughters-in-law. The study concludes that the choices families make around migration, child-rearing and elder-care cannot be fully explained by either an income diversification model or a survival model, but rather through notions of filial piety. Yet the concept of filial piety itself is changing, particularly in relation to gender and perceptions about the worth of daughters and the mother/ daughter-in-law relationship. Understanding these new family dynamics will be important for both policy planners and economic analysts.
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Stokes, Jeffrey E. "Change in Marital Satisfaction Following the Death of a Parent in Adulthood: Do Intergenerational Relationships Matter?" Thesis, Boston College, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2345/3777.
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Thesis advisor: Sara M. MoormanI examine how preloss relationship quality with a deceased parent and pre- to post-loss change in relationship quality with a surviving parent influence adult children's marital satisfaction over time. I also test gender interactions. Analyses are based on married or cohabiting adults who experienced the death of a parent (N = 316), drawn from the Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG), a longitudinal study of three-plus-generation families from Southern California. Three-level multilevel modeling (MLM) techniques reveal that improved relationship quality with a surviving parent is related to improved marital satisfaction. High preloss relationship quality with a deceased mother is related to improved post-loss marital satisfaction only for sons. These results support theories of linked lives and role context, and suggest that sons who lose mothers are particularly vulnerable relationally and may be especially sensitive to perceived support from their wives
Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2013
Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Discipline: Sociology
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Aboderin, Isabella Anike Gbemisola. "Social change and the decline in family support for older people in Ghana : an investigation of the nature and causes of the shifts in support." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/c2e7862f-7821-4add-bae5-5517a0a5989c.
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Waisner, Cynthia L. "Through the Eyes of the Family: A Collective Case Study of Family Business Consulting." Antioch University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=antioch1344002058.
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Bruckauf, Zlata. "Parental human investment : economic stress and time allocation in Russia." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2013. http://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:99cf2f7a-7bd0-4931-9efa-14f67bf85cc1.
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A decade of growth and wealth generation in Russia ended in 2009 with the collapse in GDP and rising unemployment. This Great Recession added new economic challenges to the ‘old’ problems facing children and families, including widening income inequalities and the phenomenon of social orphanage. One question is how the new and existing material pressures affect parent–child relationships. This research contributes to the answer by examining, in aggregate terms, the role poverty plays in the allocation of parental time in this emerging economy. Utilising a nationally representative sample of children, it explores how child interactions with parents are affected by aggregate and idiosyncratic shocks. Drawing on the rational choice paradigm and its critique, we put forward the Parental Time Equilibrium as an analytical guide to the study. This theoretical approach presents individual decisions concerning time spent with children over the long term as the product of a defined equilibrium between resources and demands for involvement. We test this approach through pooled cross-sectional and panel analyses based on the Russian Longitudinal Monitoring Survey dataset from 2007 to 2009. Children in low-income households face the double disadvantage of a lack of money and time investments at home, with both persistent and transient poverty being associated with lower than average parental time inputs in the sample. Moreover, while on average, we find that children do maintain the amount of time they spend with their parents under conditions of severe financial strain, low–income children lose out on play time with the mother. Material resources cannot be considered in isolation from structural disadvantages, of which rural location in particular is detrimental for parent–child time together. The study demonstrates that the cumulative stress of adverse macro-economic conditions and depleted material resources makes it difficult for parents to sustain their human investment in children. The evidence this study provides on the associations between economic stress and pa-rental time allocations advances our knowledge of the disparities of in the childhood experience in modern Russian society. The findings strongly support the equal importance of available resources and basic demand for involvement, thus drawing policy attention to the need to address both in the best interests of children.
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Auger, Fanny. "L'aménagement de l'habitat chez des couples de nouveaux retraités Baby-Boomers : vivre le présent, anticiper l'avenir ?" Thesis, Lille 3, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LIL30032/document.
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Cette thèse de sociologie qualitative porte sur les pratiques et les significations des aménagements de l’habitat chez des couples d’individus nouvellement retraités et issus du « Baby-Boom ». Elle rend compte des dynamiques - socio-historiques, identitaires et corporelles, relationnelles et de mode de vie - qui modèlent l’expérience du « vieillir » et de l’ « habiter » de ces individus, et ce, dans une double temporalité : dans le temps présent, à travers les aménagements réalisés et/ou projetés à court terme ; dans l’avenir, à travers les aménagements réalisés par anticipation des risques liés à la vieillesse et/ou projetés à long terme. Les résultats de cette thèse montrent, d’une part, que les aménagements de l’habitat et leurs pratiques afférentes constituent les « supports » d’une transition dans le parcours de vie, pour des « êtres vieillissants sans être vieux » qui arrivent à la retraite et en même temps, au dernier tiers de leur vie. Dans le même mouvement, ils montrent comment les liens et les activités diverses de « pivots générationnels » nouvellement retraités façonnent leur habitat et leur façon d’habiter en début de retraite. D’autre part, les résultats de cette thèse donnent à voir une approche « endogène » de l’adaptation de l’habitat, à l’heure où cette question constitue un enjeu essentiel pour les pouvoirs publics et pour les individus. Cette recherche montre sur ce point comment des Baby-Boomers font preuve, via l’aménagement de leur habitat, d’un empowerment notable au sujet de leur vieillissement présent et à venir, afin de vivre et de vieillir « bien » et si possible, chez eux. Les résultats exposés donnent aussi à penser le potentiel du « confort » pour accompagner les individus issus des générations du Baby-Boom dans la prévention des risques de l’avenir et la préparation de leur vieux jours. En même temps, cette recherche invite à réfléchir à certains freins liés aujourd’hui (encore) à ces questions, tels qu’un imaginaire de la vieillesse profondément négatif, que certaines images et messages véhiculés continuent de nourrirThis thesis of qualitative sociology is about practices and meanings of home’s adaptations made by newly retired couples of Baby Boomers. It reports various dynamics – sociological, historical, physical or of identity, relationship and lifestyle - that shape the experience of "ageing" and the "housing" of these individuals, and this in two different time frames : in the present, through realized and /or short-term planned developments; in the future, through the developments made by anticipation of risks linked to the ageing and/or long-term projection. The results of this thesis show, first of all, that the adaptation of housing and related practices constitute some "supports" for this transition in the life course, and for "ageing but not old yet” people coming to retirement and entering the “last third of their life”. In the same time, they show how the relationships and the various activities of newly retired "generational pillars" shape their habitat and way of living in the early retirement period. On the other hand, the results of this thesis give to see an "endogenous" approach to adaptation of housing, at a time when this issue is a major challenge for governments and individuals. Regarding this point of view, this research demonstrates how Baby Boomers show, through the development of their habitat, a significant empowerment about their present and future ageing in order to live and age "good" and if possible, at home. The exposed results also suggest the potential of "comfort" in order to help Baby Boomers in the process of risk’s prevention, for the future and the preparation of their old years. At the same time, this research encourages to think about the obstacles that still exist on these questions, such as the deep negative perception of aging, that certain popular images and messages continue to feed
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Kaluthantiri, Kaluthantirige Dona Manori Sujeewani. "Ageing and the changing role of the family in Sri Lanka." Thesis, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2440/93498.
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The ageing of populations is an unavoidable and irreversible global phenomenon. Ageing in developed countries occurred gradually over a relatively long period of time, while ageing in developing countries including Sri Lanka has been more rapid. The rapid decline of fertility and mortality rates along with migration in Sri Lanka, have reshaped the age-sex structure of the population. Sri Lanka’s rapidly ageing population has important social-economic implications and real challenges for government and older people themselves. The ageing process has an important relationship with the changing nature, structure and the function of the family which has been occurring simultaneously in Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan elderly have traditionally been almost totally dependent on family support, and a key policy question is whether the transition from traditional to modern family will change intergenerational relationships. The conceptual framework of the study, based largely on the work of Caldwell (1982) and Hugo (1997) focuses on changes in the intergenerational transfer of wealth and its implications for ageing populations. The study argues that the changes in the direction of wealth flows associated with changing role of the family, has influenced the wellbeing of the aged population. The study uses a mixed methodology based primarily on surveys of 300 elderly households and 150 control households and a wide range of quantitative and qualitative information. This study examines the effects of the changing role of the family on the ageing population in Sri Lanka. Examination of the timing of the onset of ageing and its process, as well as the changing family role, enabled this study to differentiate the family roles of different generations according to their diverse behavioural patterns in dissimilar socio-economic and cultural environments in different time periods. The study shows that living arrangements of the elderly population are changing with an increasing number of one generation families. Co-residence with an adult child in their own home is the most common living arrangement but the study found that many children who co-reside with parents receive some benefits from the parents, despite the commonly held belief that it is the parents who benefit through gaining access to care. The study examines intergenerational exchanges between elderly parents and adult children. Transfers between the generations are greatest where there is co-residence. It was found that while older Sri Lankans on average have lower levels of well-being than the rest of the community it is higher among those who co-reside compared to those living in one generation families. Overall the changes in the family role and functioning have led to a reduction in the well-being of Sri Lankan older people. Moreover this gap has not been filled by pension and social protection schemes in Sri Lanka which remain limited. It is crucial that this area be addressed by policy makers and planners.Thesis (Ph.D.) -- University of Adelaide, School of Social Sciences, 2015
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Dvořáková, Andrea. "Metamorfózy mezigeneračních vztahů v rodině." Master's thesis, 2015. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-339880.
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(in English) The subject of this thesis is the metamorphosis of intergenerational relationships within the family, which occur in the context of the social process of aging. The contemporary demographic trend has its deeper socio-economic context that currently the social policy of the state does not sufficiently reflect. It is necessary to perceive demographic aging as a metamorphosis of life cycle. The aim of this thesis is to present the proposition that the quality of intergenerational relationships is based on the entire life cycle of an individual, and therefore the reciprocity in the family can be influenced by appropriate measures of social policy. The aim of the thesis is (based on the available theoretical knowledge, using secondary data analysis and comparison of the data) to confirm the broader context of demographic aging and draw attention to the fact that in the preparation of social and political reform measures must deal with all relevant processes and not just the area of pension insurance.
Books on the topic "Ageing; family change; intergenerational relationships"
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Ethnic choices and independent living among the elderly: Change and transition in Rhode Island. New York: Garland Pub., 1998.
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Santis, Gustavo De. Family, the Market or the State?: Intergenerational Support under Pressure in Ageing Societies. Springer, 2012.
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Santis, Gustavo De. The Family, the Market or the State?: Intergenerational Support Under Pressure in Ageing Societies. Springer, 2018.
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The Family The Market Or The State Intergenerational Support Under Pressure In Ageing Societies. Springer, 2012.
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1948-, Kendig Hal, ed. Ageing and families: A support networks perspective. Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1986.
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Kendig, Hal. Ageing and Families: A Support Networks Perspective. Unwin Hyman, 1986.
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Intergenerational consequences of migration: Socio-economic, Family and Cultural Patterns of Stability and Change in Turkey and Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Platt, Lucinda, Bernhard Nauck, Helen Baykara-Krumme, Ayse Guveli, and Harry Ganzeboom. Intergenerational Consequences of Migration: Socio-Economic, Family and Cultural Patterns of Stability and Change in Turkey and Europe. Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
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Williams, Angie, and Jon F. Nussbaum. Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span. Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
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Williams, Angie, and Jon F. Nussbaum. Intergenerational Communication Across the Life Span. Taylor & Francis Group, 2013.
Find full textBook chapters on the topic "Ageing; family change; intergenerational relationships"
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Gangopadhyay, Jagriti. "The Family Business: Ageing and Intergenerational Relationships in Ahmedabad, India." In Culture, Context and Aging of Older Indians, 35–54. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-2790-3_2.
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Cao, Fang. "Caring for Ageing Parents in the Migration Era." In Elderly Care, Intergenerational Relationships and Social Change in Rural China, 133–52. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2962-3_7.
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Cao, Fang. "Explaining Family Changes in Rural China." In Elderly Care, Intergenerational Relationships and Social Change in Rural China, 153–75. Singapore: Springer Singapore, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-2962-3_8.
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"Intergenerational relationships and family care." In Ageing Societies, 186–208. Routledge, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9780203783696-7.
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Bildtgård, Torbjörn, and Peter Öberg. "Sex in an ideology of love." In Intimacy and Ageing. Policy Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447326496.003.0010.
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Until recently the sex life of older people was more or less invisible in family and gerontological research. This chapter contributes to breaking this silence by focusing on the role and meaning of sex in intimate relationships in later life. Based on biographical case studies, the chapter investigates how sexual norms have changed over the life course of contemporary cohorts of older people and how they have experienced this change. The chapter considers sexual intimacy as part of new intimate relationships established late in life and questions the persistent assumption that older people who date are primarily looking for companionate relationships. It is shown that older people’s ideas about sex are deeply embedded in an ideology of love, where sex tends to be viewed as a natural part of a loving relationship, while sex outside of a loving relationship – also in a loveless marriage – is frowned on.
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Ibrahim, Maliha, Manjushree Palit, and Rhea Mathews. "Intergenerational Attachment Styles, Emotional Regulation and Relational Outcomes in Couples Therapy." In Family Therapy - Recent Advances in Clinical and Crisis Settings [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.108492.
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This chapter focuses on the theoretical basis behind intergenerational attachment styles and how they present in romantic relationships. In this chapter, we review the conceptual literature on attachment styles, their development and maintenance across the lifespan. We also explore the role of mutual emotional regulation in disrupting relational distress and improving relationship functioning. We proceed to synthesise efficacy studies and evidence-based research on relational interventions with couples, most commonly presenting concerns in couples therapy and the role of couples therapy in improving romantic relationships across cultural contexts, gender and sexuality identifications. We summarise what has worked, with whom and why while reviewing the various measures and types of clinical interventions offered to couples and report on change scores in outcomes of attachment avoidance/anxiety, relational conflict, relationship functioning and partner satisfaction. Finally, the book chapter presents three case studies with South-Asian couples across diverse life stages, relationship statuses, gender identities and sexual orientations using attachment-based and emotion-focused interventions.
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Bailey, Martin, and K. S. Hyde. "Introduction: Living arrangements and care in India." In Care for Older Adults in India, edited by Ajay Bailey, Martin Hyde, and K. S. James, 1–11. Policy Press, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781447357339.003.0001.
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India has one of the most rapidly ageing populations on the planet. There is concern that this rate of population ageing, coupled with the decline of extended families, decreasing fertility rates, increasing life expectancy, widowhood, singlehood or strained intergenerational relationships, will have a negative impact on the availability of (family-based) care for older adults in India, resulting in poorer health and well-being. However, India is a complex and diverse country made up of different states, castes, cultures, and ethnic groups. Moreover, rates of population ageing are not uniform as Indian states are at diverse levels of demographic transition and vary to a great extent in their cultural practices, social norms and socio-political contexts. Indeed, while India’s older adult population has now risen to 8.57 per cent, in states such as Goa and Kerala the percentage of older adults is as high as 11.20 per cent and 12.55 per cent respectively. This introduction provides an overview of these issues by situating the subsequent chapters within the broad demographic trends already mentioned and gives an outline of the structure and chapters of the book. This chapter introduces the need for focus on living arrangements and care and highlight the social, economic and cultural contexts that shape the provision of care for older adults in India.
Conference papers on the topic "Ageing; family change; intergenerational relationships"
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Wu, Jianbin, Kin Wai Michael Siu, and Linghao Zhang. "A Collaborative Co-creation Design Approach to Intergenerational Integration among Communities." In 13th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE 2022). AHFE International, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1002041.
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In this study, we develop an intervention to promote communities’ social innovation activities. We apply the methodology and theory of co-creation and take an intergenerational perspective. Our aim is to promote communication, encourage role switching, build trusting relationships, and change the inherited perceptions of elderly groups and other generations. The ultimate goal is intergenerational integration (I-I), and we offer suggestions on how the challenges of ageing populations can be addressed and how “all-age communities” can be developed in the future. The model developed in this study using the co-creation design methodology, including the stages of concept development, evaluation, prototype iteration, and practice implementation, can promote I-I in communities and the innovation activities of intergenerational groups.