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Changing economic and social roles — the experience of four cohorts of mid-life individuals in Britain, 1985-2000
Author(s)	Maria Evandrou, Karen Glaser
Journal title	Population Trends, no 110, Winter 2002
Pages	pp 19-30
Keywords	Middle aged ; Demography ; Living patterns ; Social roles ; Family relationships ; Informal care ; Employees ; Longitudinal surveys.
Annotation	Men and women in Great Britain are increasingly involved in a variety of economic and social roles, particularly during their mid-life period. This article examines the changes in role occupancy across four birth cohorts (ages 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, and 60-64) passing through mid-life over the period 1985-2000. Data from the General Household Survey (GHS) is used to investigate the occupancy of four key roles: partner, parent, carer and paid worker. Separate and multiple role occupancies and level of commitment of a particular role are analysed. One key finding is the extent to which multiple roles is increasing among younger cohorts, particularly those roles that combine caring and paid work. The implications of the findings for health and employment policies are also discussed. (KJ/RH).
Accession Number	CPA-030122214 A
Classmark	SE: S8: K7: TM5: DS:SJ: P6: WK: 3J
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