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Age, "dependency" and intergenerational relationships
Author(s)	Emily Grundy
Journal title	Reviews in Clinical Gerontology, vol 6, no 4, November 1996
Pages	pp 303-304
Keywords	Demography ; Employment ; Living with family ; Children [offspring].
Annotation	Changes in employment patterns, the proportion of 16-24 year olds in the labour force, and demographic patterns (e.g. `old age dependency ratios' - the ratio of those aged 60-65 or over to those assumed to be economically active) all have implications for intergenerational expectations. Middle-aged parents can find themselves affected either by their children's financial or marital problems, or by the needs of their own ageing parents. These changes suggest that intergenerational resource transfers may also be changing. Whether or not the process of adjustment will increase family tension or lead to a strengthening of intergenerational relationships (or both) remains to be seen. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-980514222 A
Classmark	S8: WJ: KA:SJ: SS
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