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Variations in grandchildren's perceptions of their grandfathers and grandmothers
— dynamics of age and gender | | Author(s) | Robin Mann, Hafiz A Khan, George W Leeson |
| Journal title | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol 11, no 4, 2013 |
| Publisher | Taylor and Francis, 2013 |
| Pages | pp 380-395 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Grandfathers ; Grandmothers ; Grandchildren ; Family relationships ; Children ; Young people ; Attitude. |
| Annotation | This study investigated grandchildren's perceptions of their relations with grandfathers and grandmothers, arguing that there is very little research examining grandchild-grandparent relationships from the perspective of grandchildren. Research on grandparenthood and multigenerational families has consistently suggested that it is maternal grandmothers and granddaughters who have the closest relationships. The authors question this finding by pointing to the significant variations by age and gender in grandchildren's perceptions of the grandparents, both with whom they have most contact and with whom they get on best. Matrilineal advantage toward maternal grandmothers is less obvious for the older grandchildren within the sample and even less so for older grandsons. Grandsons aged 12 and over are more likely to perceive maternal grandfathers as the grandparent they get on with best. Thus the perceived salience of grandfathers relative to grandmothers varied significantly by age and gender of grandchild. These findings support the importance of a multidimensional construct of intergenerational solidarity, distinguished in the study cases between the associational and affectual solidarity dimensions, as developed by Bengtson and others, which helps to understand why a grandchild could have more contact with one grandparent, yet feel closer to another. (JL). |
| Accession Number | CPA-150605223 A |
| Classmark | SW3: SW2: SW5: DS:SJ: SBC: SB: DP |
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