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The nutcracker generation
— once, grandparents help with the babysitting; now, they are just an unwelcome demand on mums and dads struggling with careers and children | | Author(s) | Michael Durham |
| Journal title | New Statesman, 12 January 2004 |
| Pages | pp 26-27 |
| Source | www.newstatesman.com |
| Keywords | Grandmothers ; Family relationships ; Social roles. |
| Annotation | The "nutcracker generation" expresses how it feels for today's parents to be in the middle of conflicting intergenerational pressures. This article outlines examples of conflicting ties and responsibilities in family relationships, and the role of grandparents and grandparenting in helping to raise grandchildren. Some research is highlighted: demographers at the Thomas Coram Research Unit of the University of London are looking at the "pivot generation" (those aged between 50 and retirement), while the Oxford Institute of Ageing is considering the decline of the extended family. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-040112201 A |
| Classmark | SW2: DS:SJ: TM5 * |
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