LEADER 04649nam 22006372 450 001 9910789754603321 005 20210207165155.0 010 $a1-283-26009-3 010 $a9786613260093 010 $a90-485-2168-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9789048521685 035 $a(CKB)2670000000114348 035 $a(EBL)770909 035 $a(OCoLC)751962300 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000544932 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12205698 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000544932 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10553790 035 $a(PQKB)11567322 035 $a(DE-B1597)517669 035 $a(DE-B1597)9789048521685 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9789048521685 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL770909 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10498800 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL326009 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC770909 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000114348 100 $a20210107d2008|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSolidarity between parents and their adult children in Europe /$fTineke Fokkema, Susan ter Bekke, Pearl A. Dykstra$b[electronic resource] 210 1$aAmsterdam :$cKNAW Press,$d2008. 215 $a1 online resource (xii, 112 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aNiDi report,$x0922-7210 ;$vno. 76 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 29 Jan 2021). 311 0 $a90-6984-549-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tTable of Contents --$tList of Figures --$tList of Tables --$tExecutive summary --$tAcknowledgement --$t1. Introduction --$t2. Geographical proximity --$t3. Contacts --$t4. Family care obligations --$t5. Support exchange --$t6. Typology of late-life families --$t7. Conclusion and discussion --$tReferences --$tAppendix. Measurement of the independent variables --$tList of NIDI reports 330 $aAt 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 obligations still exist and a substantial amount of support is being exchanged between parents and their non-co resident children.

Interesting differences, however, emerge between individuals and countries. While fathers are more inclined to assist their children financially, mothers have more frequent contact and exchange more help in kind with their children. Being religious and having a large family have a positive impact on several dimensions of intergenerational solidarity. Parental divorce and a better socioeconomic position of parents and children, on the other hand, lead to a weakening of parent-child ties in many respects. Contrary to common belief, employed children show solidarity with their parents as much as those without a paid job. Differences in the nature of intergenerational solidarity between the European countries tend to follow the general division into an individualistic north and a familistic south. 410 0$aNiDi rapport ;$vno. 76. 606 $aParent and adult child$zEurope$vCase studies 615 0$aParent and adult child 676 $a306.874 700 $aFokkema$b Tineke$01495346 702 $aBekke$b Susan ter 702 $aDykstra$b Pearl A$g(Pearl Annette),$f1956- 712 02$aNederlands Interdisciplinair Demografisch Instituut. 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910789754603321 996 $aSolidarity between parents and their adult children in Europe$93719398 997 $aUNINA