Three Theoretical perspectives on intergenerational solidarity, conflict and ambivalence
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Ruth Katz
Abstract
This chapter aims to highlight the development of the conceptual and theoretical bases on which the intergenerational solidarity-conflict and ambivalence paradigms were shaped. It notes that further analysis of the two paradigms can provide insight for understanding the complex social phenomenon of intergenerational family relations in later life. It addresses and analyse the two models and discusses empirical evidence regarding their impact on quality of life, based on OASIS (Old Age and Anatomy: The Role of Service Systems and Intergenerational Family Solidarity).
Abstract
This chapter aims to highlight the development of the conceptual and theoretical bases on which the intergenerational solidarity-conflict and ambivalence paradigms were shaped. It notes that further analysis of the two paradigms can provide insight for understanding the complex social phenomenon of intergenerational family relations in later life. It addresses and analyse the two models and discusses empirical evidence regarding their impact on quality of life, based on OASIS (Old Age and Anatomy: The Role of Service Systems and Intergenerational Family Solidarity).
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Foreword x
- Introduction 1
- Globalisation, global ageing and intergenerational change 13
- Theoretical perspectives on intergenerational solidarity, conflict and ambivalence 29
- Globalised transmissions of housing wealth and return migration 57
- Housing wealth and family reciprocity in East Asia 77
- Grandparents and HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa 95
- Spiritual debts and gendered costs 111
- Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies 129
- New patterns of family reciprocity? Policy challenges in ageing societies 149
- Index 161
Chapters in this book
- Front Matter i
- Contents v
- List of tables and figures vi
- Notes on contributors vii
- Foreword x
- Introduction 1
- Globalisation, global ageing and intergenerational change 13
- Theoretical perspectives on intergenerational solidarity, conflict and ambivalence 29
- Globalised transmissions of housing wealth and return migration 57
- Housing wealth and family reciprocity in East Asia 77
- Grandparents and HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa 95
- Spiritual debts and gendered costs 111
- Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies 129
- New patterns of family reciprocity? Policy challenges in ageing societies 149
- Index 161
