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| Grandparents' and stepgrandparents' financial obligations to grandchildren and stepgrandchildren | | Author(s) | Lawrence H Ganong, Marilyn Coleman |
| Journal title | Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, vol 15, no 1, February 1998 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications, London, February 1998 |
| Pages | pp 39-58 |
| Keywords | Grandparents ; Grandchildren ; Step relationships ; Gifts [elderly] ; Family relationships ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The aim of this US study was to investigate beliefs about intergenerational financial responsibilities between step-grandparents and step-grandchildren, and grandparents and grandchildren. Two hundred women and 116 men responded to questions about hypothetical characters in multi-paragraph vignettes. Perceived obligations to assist a (step)grandchild pay for music schooling did not differ for grandparents and step-grandparents. Divorce and remarriage of the middle generation did not affect grandparents' perceived obligations, but they did change perceptions about step-grandparents' obligations to help. Step-grandparents were no longer seen as obligated to assist following divorce and remarriage. The financial status of the older generation, prior commitments to assist, quality of the relationships, and mutual agreement between all family members were among the considerations that affected perceptions of intergenerational obligations for both grandparents and step-grandparents. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980421217 A |
| Classmark | SW: SW5: SWM: JFG: DS:SJ: 7T |
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