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| Intergenerational relations: older Korean-Americans' experiences | | Author(s) | Tae-Ock Kauh |
| Journal title | Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, vol 12, no 3, September 1997 |
| Pages | pp 245-271 |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Parents ; Sons ; Daughters ; Immigrants ; Attitude ; United States of America ; Korea. |
| Annotation | This study examined intergenerational relations and cohesiveness in the Korean-American family, based on a concept of family solidarity. The data were drawn from face-to-face interviews with 50 older Korean immigrants, and telephone interviews with 40 Korean adult children in the Philadelphia area. Most Korean-American older people were found to live in proximity to a son. There were a high degree of interaction in visiting and telephoning between generations, but less frequency in shared leisure activities and particularly in communication. Financial aid largely flowed from adult children to older parents, but practical assistance was balanced between the generations. Older parents had lower levels of exchanges with their married daughters than their married sons. In general, Korean-Americans seemed to have less intergenerational conflicts because of the modest expectations of filial obligations among the older Koreans. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980227409 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: SR: SSA: SSH: TJ: DP: 7T: 7DK |
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