Changing intergenerational relationship

Scabini, Eugenia; Marta, Elena

doi:10.1017/s106279870600007x

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“…With respect to the second research question, we also note a greater focus on the relationship with young children but less with adolescents; nevertheless, comparatively, we see a greater interest for the adolescent age in the years 1980-1999 compared to today. While in 1980-1999 some studies with a family perspective put the adolescent age in the spotlight, in the most recent years the reflection on the paternal involvement and on the different modalities with which this is expressed-favouring however the first years of life-prevails; studies on adolescence today do not look at it as a normative phase of the family (Marta et al 2012;Scabini and Marta 2006) but focus mainly on non-normative transitions connected to it (e.g., adolescence in separate families).…”

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confidence: 99%

Generations Comparison: Father Role Representations in the 1980s and the New Millennium

Bosoni

Mazzucchelli

2019

Genealogy

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In the light of relevant and current debate on the changing role of fathers, this contribution is aimed at analysing the international literature on fatherhood, comparing two distinct periods of time, from the social, cultural and demographic point of view: the years 1980–1999 and the new millennium. This will contribute to identifying features of the fatherhood transformation in these two contexts, which in fact refer to two generations of fathers. The research questions to be answered are: Which aspects characterize the process of fatherhood transformation, in an intergenerational perspective? How are paternal childcare practices represented in different historical and social periods? An analysis of the academic publications on fathers in Scopus and Google Scholar will be conducted, in the two temporal periods indicated, using T-Lab software, in order to map fathers’ role representations.

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Generations Comparison: Father Role Representations in the 1980s and the New Millennium

Bosoni

Mazzucchelli

2019

Genealogy

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“…Exploring continuities and discontinuities between parents and their offspring also allows us to consider the influence and 'transfer' of perceptions across family generations. There is a wealth of research literature on intergenerational relationships and intergenerational transmission (see Scabini and Marta, 2006 for an overview), but to date there is very little research on the intergenerational transmission of attitudes to risk and uncertainty. A notable exception is that of Dohmen et al (2006), who used a large-scale, representative survey in Germany and found that there is a strong correlation between parents' willingness to take risks and that of their children.…”

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Perceptions of labour market risks: Shifts and continuities across generations

Predelli

Cebulla²

2011

Current Sociology

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In the risk society thesis, most notably forwarded by Ulrich Beck and Anthony Giddens, the labour market plays a key role in individualization processes. While for previous generations, family and personal networks, and also government institutions, were important in providing access to and mobility within the labour market, cohorts entering the labour market since the 1970s and onwards are perceived to be living in a modern ‘risk regime’, requiring each individual to make choices and decisions in relation to a market that no longer accommodates employment based on kinship and friendship. Based on data from 58 qualitative interviews with parents and their adult children, this article examines more closely these purported changes. The study’s main observation is that important changes towards increased perceived individualization have taken place from one generation to the next. While affirming the disjuncture posited by Beck between a ‘collectivized past’ and an ‘individualized present’, this study’s empirical evidence from two generations of individuals indicates that the disjuncture is muddier and more complex than previously understood.

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“…The mixed feelings regarding the perceived effects of changes in the parent-child relationship underscore the need to investigate changes based on the existing values and norms in a specific country (Pas, Van Der, Tilburg, Van, & Knipscheer, 2007). This is done to avoid generalizability given the fact that there is no uniform societal development that affects all countries in the same manner (Scabini & Marta, 2006). Aboderin (2004) as cited in Pas, Van Der, Tilburg, Van and Knipscheer (2007) cast doubt on the underlying assumption of uniform societal development, which predicts the same ''breakdown'' of family relations within different countries and different periods.…”

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Elderly Perceptions Regarding Changes in the Parent-Child Relationship in the Modern Era: A Case of Coast Region, Tanzania

Mfungo¹,

Kahimba²,

Lupala³

2022

EAJESS

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This study aimed at establishing elderly perceptions regarding changes in the parent-child relationship in the Coast region through crossectional design. Both probability and non-probability techniques were used to select the sample. The study managed to collect data from 394 respondents. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey, focus group discussions and key informant interviews. The study findings revealed that older people perceived changes in the parent-children relationship as negative and detrimental. This marks a contrasting difference in the parent-child relationship between the traditional and modern eras. Further, the elderly had a perception that the current generation of adult children has tremendously failed to keep and preserve values, norms, folklore and taboos that used to maintain the parent-child relationship in the past. This has led adult children to lack respect, proper consultation and regular communication with their elderly parents. Modernization and urbanization were perceived as the main causes of changing parent-child relationships in modern days. It is recommended that the government and the community should ensure that traditional norms and values which enforced children’s obedience towards their parents when are old are maintained. Further, the traditional communal parenting system whereby the whole community was responsible for the children's upbringing should be emphasized. Additionally, the community and the government at large should ensure that adult children are taught the importance of the elderly in the community, given their vast wisdom and experience. Moreover, there is a need for the government to collaborate with community leaders to ensure that modernization and urbanization do not alter the norms and values of most Tanzanian societies.

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Changing intergenerational relationship

Cited by 16 publications

References 15 publications

Generations Comparison: Father Role Representations in the 1980s and the New Millennium

Generations Comparison: Father Role Representations in the 1980s and the New Millennium

Perceptions of labour market risks: Shifts and continuities across generations

Elderly Perceptions Regarding Changes in the Parent-Child Relationship in the Modern Era: A Case of Coast Region, Tanzania

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