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Geographical proximity and contact frequency between older parents and their adult children in Germany — cross-cohort and longitudinal perspectives
Author(s)	Andreas Hoff
Journal title	Generations Review, vol 16, no 2, April 2006
Pages	pp 16-22
Source	(Editorial e-mail address) gr@ageing.ox.ac.uk
Keywords	Family relationships ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Geographical distance ; Social contacts ; Time conditions ; Cross sectional surveys ; Longitudinal surveys ; Germany.
Annotation	While the survival of multi-generational families has become the rule rather than the exception, other demographic trends such as postponement of childbearing has led to larger time gaps between the generations. This article explores change and continuity of geographical proximity and contact frequency between parents and their adult children in Germany in the past ten years. These two structural aspects of the parent-child relationship that have had a significant impact on relationship quality and solidarity function. The research is based on data from the first and second phases of the German Ageing Survey which focuses on individuals in the second half of life. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-060609220 A
Classmark	DS:SJ: SR: SS: RJ: TOA: 4E: 3KB: 3J: 767
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