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This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practice and theory in different societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones affected by changing issues in contemporary societies.
List of contents
Introduction ~ Misa Izuhara; Globalisation, global ageing and intergenerational relations ~ Chris Phillipson; Theorising intergenerational relations ~ Ariela Lowenstein; Intergenerational relationships and the welfare state ~ Svein Olav Daatland; Migration and the impact on intergenerational reciprocity ~ Louise Acker; Family wealth and reciprocity in the East Asian context ~ Misa Izuhara and Ray Forrest; Grandparents, HIV/AIDS and grandparenting in Sub-Saharan Africa ~ Akpovire Oduaran and Choja Oduaran; The spiritual debt and the gendered cost ~ Pascale Engelmajer; Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies ~ Lawrence Ganong and Marilyn Coleman; Conclusion ~ Misa Izuhara.
About the author
Misa Izuhara is Senior Research Fellow in the School for Policy Studies at the University of Bristol, UK. She has been working extensively in the areas of ageing and intergenerational relations, housing and social change, and comparative policy analysis between the East and the West. She is the Editor of the international journal, Policy & Politics.
Summary
This book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practice and theory in different societies around the world. It draws on theoretical perspectives to discuss both newly emerging patterns of family reciprocity and more established ones affected by changing issues in contemporary societies.
