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Differences over time in older people's relationships with children, grandchildren nieces and nephews in rural North Wales
Author(s)G Clare Wenger, Vanessa Burholt
Journal titleAgeing and Society, vol 21, part 5, September 2001
Pagespp 567-590
KeywordsFamily relationships ; Multi generation families ; Migration ; Rural areas ; Longitudinal surveys ; Wales.
AnnotationBased on data from the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing (BLSA) 1979-1999, this paper examines changes over time in the intergenerational relationships of older people (aged 65+ in 1979). The analysis uses quantitative and qualitative data to discuss changes from 1979-1999 for those respondents who survived in the community to 1999. It looks at mothers' and fathers' relationships with their adult children, grandmother and grandfather relationships with grandchildren, and relationships between aunts and uncles with nieces and nephews. It identifies four different patterns of intergenerational relationships: families in farming or other family businesses; local families (having one child within at least 15 miles); families at a distance; and those without children. These patterns show how the rural employment structure impacts on family structure, migration and support patterns. (KJ/RH).
Accession NumberCPA-020214203 A
ClassmarkDS:SJ: SJC: TN: RL: 3J: 9

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