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Family obligations and support behaviour
— a United States-Netherlands comparison | | Author(s) | Teresa M Cooney, Pearl A Dykstra |
| Journal title | Ageing and Society, vol 31, part 6, August 2011 |
| Pages | pp 1026-1050 |
| Source | http://www.journals.cambridge.org/aso |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Children [offspring] as carers ; Social ethics ; Social policy ; United States of America ; Netherlands ; Cross national surveys. |
| Annotation | This study drew on survey data from the USA and the Netherlands to compare family obligations and support behaviour for middle-generation adults who have a living aged parent and adult child. The US sample was found to espouse stronger family obligations than the Dutch sample. However the Dutch respondents were more likely to engage in family support behaviours with both the younger and older generations. The connection between family obligations and support behaviour was also tested, revealing a stronger association in the US sample. The authors conclude that Dutch respondents are more likely to act on their individual preferences whereas American respondents are more influenced by general norms of obligation towards family members. The findings are discussed in terms of social policy differences between the two countries, and in light of results from comparative European studies of intergenerational relations. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-110721015 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: P6:SS: TQ: TM2: 7T: 76H: 3K |
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