Journal of Comparative Family Studies articles from March 2009

Journal of Comparative Family Studies archives from March 2009

Aging and the family-work link: a comparative analysis of two generations of Mexican women (1936-1938 and 1951-1953).(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION The implications of aging of the population in Mexico are complicated and in some respects, serious. Like many other developing countries, Mexico has no genuine state public policies designed to ensure the treatment, everyday...

Grandchildhood: adult grandchildren's perception of their role towards their grandparents from an intergenerational perspective.(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION In recent decades, research has expanded to investigate ties between grandparents and their grandchildren. This tendency is understandable if we consider rising life expectancy and the structure of contemporary families, which...

Do religious children care more and provide more care for older parents? A study of filial norms and behaviors across five nations.(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION Much of the literature on the normative obligation to provide care to older parents centers on its role in motivating supportive behavior. However, most studies find that the relationship between norms and behavior in the...

Specialization between family and state intergenerational time transfers in Western Europe.(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION Demographic change and particularly the growing number of elderly people are more and more a matter of public concern and of sociological interest. The main question of the debate is how support demands of older people can...

Why do adult children support their parents?(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION Intergenerational relationship arrangements only recently have begun to attract the attention of German researchers, but there already exists a multitude of findings, especially regarding relationships between grown-up...

The 'Growing Legs' of Generation as a Policy Construct: Reviving its Family Meaning.
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION Generation is a packed social concept, with immense explanatory capacity and policy utility, yet it is a concept fraught with misunderstanding and underestimation in both the social sciences and in popular usage. It is no less...

Patterns of exchange in kinship systems in Germany, Russia, and the People's Republic of China.(Report)
March 22, 2009... PROBLEM Two major traditions have influenced the analysis of kinship systems and intergenerational relationships in the social sciences. One tradition has its roots in cultural anthropology and ethnology and has set the path for the better...

More than wife abuse that has gone old: a conceptual model for violence against the aged in Canada and the US.(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION On December 16, 1991, the United Nations (UN) passed resolution 46/91 to encourage the governments of the world to incorporate principals of independence, participation, care, self-fulfillment, and dignity for their aging...

Culturally diverse elders and their families: examining the need for culturally competent services.
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION The growth of the American population over the age of 65, and more specifically over the age of 85, affects many aspects of our society. Demographic shifts among the aging population of the United States call for a...

Types of relations between adult children and elderly parents in taiwan: mechanisms accounting for various relational types.(Report)
March 22, 2009... INTRODUCTION In recent decades, Taiwan has experienced steadily declining fertility and increased longevity expectation. As a result of the changing population structure, the elderly dependency ratio is expected to advance from 13.8% in...