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Proximity of older women to their children — a comparison of Britain and Italy
Author(s)	Karen Glaser, Cecilia Tomassini
Journal title	The Gerontologist, vol 40, no 6, December 2000
Pages	pp 729-737
Keywords	Older women ; Children [offspring] ; Geographical distance ; Living with family ; Comparison ; Italy ; United Kingdom.
Annotation	It was hypothesised that in Britain, proximity is more likely to result from the needs of the older generation, whereas in Italy it is more likely to reflect a cultural preference. The study used data from the British Retirement Survey follow-up in 1994 and the 1995 Italian Indagine Multiscopo sullo Famiglie. Findings were that in Britain, mothers' health had a greater impact on proximity than in Italy, suggesting that the needs of the older generation were important for determining proximity. An additional analysis showed that children's characteristics were also important in determining proximity in Italy, mainly because of delayed adult transitions. This supports the hypothesis that intergenerational proximity in Italy is more likely to be a response to the needs of children than of parents. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-010130219 A
Classmark	BD: SS: RJ: KA:SJ: 48: 76V: 8
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