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Solidarity between Parents and their Adult Children in Europe (NiDi Report) by Tineke Fokkema; Susan ter Bekke; Pearl A. Dykstra; Fouzia Outmany is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Solidarity between Parents and their Adult Children in Europe (NiDi Report) about?

At present, our knowledge of the current state of solidarity between parents and their adult children in Europe is limited. Insight into contemporary intergenerational solidarity is not only important for the well-being of individuals but is also of great interest to policy makers. Patterns of intergenerational solidarity are not only affected by social policies and services but also reveal a number of important social policy issues and dilemmas. Will encouraging labour force participation among women and older workers mean they have less time to care for their dependents? Should formal care services be further expanded to relieve the burden faced by family members with the risk that they start to replace informal care? This report aims to contribute to this insight by providing a more differentiated picture of the strength, nature and direction of solidarity between parents and their adult children, its variation among European countries and its determinants. Our findings indicate that parent-child ties are quite strong. The majority of Europeans aged 50 and over live in close proximity and are in frequent contact with at least one of the children. Moreover, strong family care obl

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Author

Tineke Fokkema; Susan ter Bekke; Pearl A. Dykstra; Fouzia Outmany

Publisher

Amsterdam University Press

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9789048521685

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Sociology, Science, Gender Studies