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Living apart (or) together?
— coresidence of elderly parents and their adult children in Europe | | Author(s) | Bettina Isengard, Marc Szydlik |
| Journal title | Research on Aging, vol 34, no 4, July 2012 |
| Pages | pp 449-474 |
| Source | http://roa.sagepub.com/ |
| Keywords | Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Family relationships ; Living patterns ; Living in the community ; Cross national surveys ; Europe. |
| Annotation | Coresidence of older parents and their adult children is a living pattern not uncommon in European societies. The present study aimed to explore such questions as: Why do adult children and parents live together? In what way do individual characteristics, family structures and cultural contexts play a crucial role? How can differences between countries be explained? Are there discrepancies between adult generations sharing the same household and those who live in separate homes within the same building (near coresidence)? The empirical analyses reported in this article were based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The findings highlighted the importance of individual needs and opportunities of children and parents as well as the relevance of family structures. Country comparisons showed that welfare state arrangements have a substantial effect. Coresidence appears to be a response to economic insecurities at both individual and societal levels. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-121026070 A |
| Classmark | SR: SS: DS:SJ: K7: K4: 3K: 74 |
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