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| Pulling together, drifting apart: a longitudinal case study of a four generation family | | Author(s) | Judith Richlin-Klonsky, Vern L Bengtson |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies, vol 10, no 4, Winter 1996 |
| Pages | pp 255-280 |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Grandparents ; Longitudinal surveys ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This case study is based on secondary analysis of longitudinal data from 21 members of a four-generation family. The data were collected over a twenty-year period by the University of Southern California (USC) Longitudinal Study of Three Generations, through two sets of interviews (1987 and 1990) and four waves of surveys (1971, 1985, 1988, and 1991). Examining a single family's evolution through a monographic approach makes it possible to look closely at its members' interactions within and between generations; to see how family cohesiveness evolves over time; and to understand the meanings their relations have to family members themselves. In this article, the authors analyse the interactions through which members of this multigenerational family establish greater or lesser interpersonal distance among themselves, both within and between generations. Results indicate that issues in family distance include: divorce with the oldest generation; social class and money matters; and geographic location. Sources of family closeness include family rituals; medical problems and caregiving; and efforts of family kin-keepers. The study highlights the holistic and variable characteristics of family ties. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980423238 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: SR: SS: SW: 3J: 7T |
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