“Doing” Intergenerational Friendship: Challenging the Dominance of Age Homophily in Friendship

O’Dare, Catherine Elliott; Timonen, Virpi; Conlon, Catherine

doi:10.1017/s0714980819000618

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“…In our study, we have also noticed the role of the three-generational neighboring families living close to each other as an important factor in the formation and maintenance of neighborhood friendships (O’Dare et al, 2021 ). We believe this is associated with proximity, even though in our study the percentage of answers relating the relevance of neighborhood friendship with proximity was relatively low in the open-ended questionnaires.…”

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“My Neighbor, My Friend": The Relevance of Support, Closeness, and History of Relations in Neighborhood Friendship

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Friendship is a common and essential social relationship in daily life. Various works of literature have described friendship including how it is experienced in various contexts, yet limited studies have focused on the neighborhood context. This study aimed to investigate the relevance of neighborhood friendship and the characteristics of friendship that make it still relevant, especially in Indonesia. This study was conducted in two phases: 1) an online survey with an open-ended questionnaire and 2) in-depth interviews. A total of 222 participants completed the questionnaire and among those, 15 participants were interviewed to further understand the relevance of neighborhood friendship based on the emerging themes from the open-ended responses. This study found that neighborhood friendship is still relevant despite physical distance. Those relevancies are perceived in the three main characteristics of friendship: support, closeness, and history of relations. This study also found that the essence of friendship is not only discussed in a romantic view which highlights intimacy and closeness, but also in an instrumental view. However, support as an instrumental process may indicate the expressions of closeness, especially in close friendships. Furthermore, this study also suggests that although proximity characterized by physical interaction is crucial in the formation and maintenance of neighborhood friendship, physical distance and social mobility did not dissolve the relationship, due to the history of relations. In the neighborhood context, the history of relations bond people to a certain place and the social relationship formed in that particular place, stimulating certain feelings of belonging which encourage the maintenance of neighborhood friendship. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s42087-022-00283-w.

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“…In a study conducted by Elliott O'Dare on how older people forge and maintain intergenerational friendships (Elliott O'Dare et al, 2020), co-construction of data in interviewing was key to theoretical sampling. In the initial semi-structured interviews, Elliott O'Dare had attempted to "get at" the nuances and complexities in the processes of forming and maintaining an intergenerational friendship.…”

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“…Elliott O'Dare then proceeded in subsequent interviews to theoretically sample for the dimensions and variance of "differences" to decipher how "differences" in intergenerational friendships also serve to maintain friendships for older people. On completion of interviewing, "difference" emerged a key construct for understanding the process of intergenerational friendship maintenance for older people (Elliott O'Dare et al, 2020).…”

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Interviewing as a Vehicle for Theoretical Sampling in Grounded Theory

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Timonen

Conlon

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International Journal of Qualitative Methods

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Interviewing is a frequently deployed data collection method in grounded theory research. Theoretical sampling is a core feature of the grounded theory method. Theoretical sampling is commonly understood as a means for sampling participants with a set of theoretical considerations in mind. However, theoretical sampling also occurs in the actual data generating process, for example through interviewing. Here, we illustrate how interviewing can be used as a vehicle for theoretical sampling. We discuss how to set up an interview study for it to be amenable to theoretical sampling. We show how interviewing and theoretical sampling align as the study proceeds and how interviewing in grounded theory can steer the course for theoretical sampling. We demonstrate how co-construction of data in grounded theory interviewing fuels theoretical sampling. Finally, we show that proceeding with questions for the purpose of theoretical sampling requires reflexivity and flexibility on the part of the researcher. We conclude that generating and analyzing data through the course of interviewing allows the researcher to probe into, expand on, and saturate key concepts and categories which collectively steer the inquiry and subsequent sampling. In the absence of theoretical sampling, it is not possible to grasp the basis for modifying interview questions or to decipher what or how questions should be asked, and for what purpose.

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Residential Age Segregation: Evidence from a Rapidly Ageing Asian City

Lau

2023

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The problem of residential age segregation has been relatively under-studied, since spatial separation of older and younger people tends to be normalized. Prior literature demonstrates that age segregated environments may be socially isolating, especially for older adults, which may have detrimental impacts on their physical and mental health. While there are some studies on residential age segregation in Western contexts, there is scarce literature on age segregation in Asian cities. This mixed methods study examines changing patterns of residential age segregation in Hong Kong, through analyzing a combination of secondary census data and qualitative, in-depth interview data. The findings reveal that the extent of age segregation has remained consistently low from 2006 to 2016, although age segregation appears to be more pronounced between young adults in their early 20s and older adults above 65. Furthermore, in-depth interviews with 26 older people reveal that older people perceive themselves as being socially separated from younger people, especially older people who remain in ageing housing estates in urban districts. The findings add to the growing international literature on generational divides in spatial inequalities, while highlighting the influence of local housing policies on age segregation. The paper concludes by considering the policy implications of the findings, and the practical interventions that might contribute to reducing social isolation experienced by older people.

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“Doing” Intergenerational Friendship: Challenging the Dominance of Age Homophily in Friendship

Cited by 11 publications

References 33 publications

“My Neighbor, My Friend": The Relevance of Support, Closeness, and History of Relations in Neighborhood Friendship

“My Neighbor, My Friend": The Relevance of Support, Closeness, and History of Relations in Neighborhood Friendship

Interviewing as a Vehicle for Theoretical Sampling in Grounded Theory

Residential Age Segregation: Evidence from a Rapidly Ageing Asian City

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