Ageing and Intergenerational Relations: Family Reciprocity from a Global Perspective

ISBN-13: 9781847422040 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 176 str.

Misa Izuhara

Opis

Explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and societies. This work draws on both theoretical perspectives and empirical analysis in relation to new patterns of family reciprocity.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction ~ Misa Izuhara; Globalisation, global ageing and intergenerational relations ~ Chris Phillipson; Theorising intergenerational relations ~ Ariela Lowenstein; Intergenerational relationships and the welfare state ~ Svein Olav Daatland; Migration and the impact on intergenerational reciprocity ~ Louise Acker; Family wealth and reciprocity in the East Asian context ~ Misa Izuhara and Ray Forrest; Grandparents, HIV/AIDS and grandparenting in Sub-Saharan Africa ~ Akpovire Oduaran and Choja Oduaran; The spiritual debt and the gendered cost ~ Pascale Engelmajer; Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies ~ Lawrence Ganong and Marilyn Coleman; Conclusion ~ Misa Izuhara.