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| Parent-child relations among very old parents in Wales and the United States: a test of modernization theory | | Author(s) | Merril Silverstein, Vanessa Burholt, G Clare Wenger |
| Journal title | Journal of Aging Studies, vol 12, no 4, Winter 1998 |
| Pages | pp 387-409 |
| Keywords | Family relationships ; Family care ; Parents ; Children [offspring] ; Longitudinal surveys ; Comparison ; United States of America ; Wales. |
| Annotation | This study contrasts the structure of parent-child relationships of older parents living in Wales, United Kingdom (UK) with those of older parents living in the United States (US). Specifically, it examines whether the principal dimensions of intergenerational solidarity, and their associations with each other, are invariant across two national cultures. Comparable measures are assessed from the responses of older parents participating in three surveys: Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing, University of Southern California Longitudinal Study of Generations, and American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Study of Intergenerational Linkages. Overall, there were fewer differences than expected among the samples. Although proximity and contact with adult children were higher among older parents in the Wales sample, there were no appreciable differences in emotional closeness and receipt of help. However, there was a significantly higher correspondence between proximity and emotional closeness among Welsh parents than among both samples of American parents, suggesting that parents in North Wales forge more intimate ties with local children, and receive more help from them. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-990108404 A |
| Classmark | DS:SJ: P6:SJ: SR: SS: 3J: 48: 7T: 9 |
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