Eight Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies
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Lawrence H. Ganong
Abstract
This chapter examines research and clinical writing on intergenerational relations in stepfamilies. It draws on over twenty-four studies conducted in the US about intergenerational responsibilities following divorce and remarriage, and illustrates the various ways in which reciprocity is perceived in post-divorce stepfamilies as well as other factors that influence beliefs about intergenerational transfers in stepfamilies. It notes that although older step relationships have not been widely studied, they are increasingly important given the increases in both life spans and marital transitions in industrialised nations.
Abstract
This chapter examines research and clinical writing on intergenerational relations in stepfamilies. It draws on over twenty-four studies conducted in the US about intergenerational responsibilities following divorce and remarriage, and illustrates the various ways in which reciprocity is perceived in post-divorce stepfamilies as well as other factors that influence beliefs about intergenerational transfers in stepfamilies. It notes that although older step relationships have not been widely studied, they are increasingly important given the increases in both life spans and marital transitions in industrialised nations.
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
