Generational interdependencies in families

Dykstra, Pearl A.; Komter, Aafke

doi:10.4054/demres.2012.27.18

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“…The profound changes in demographic dynamics, which are normally assessed at the regional or provincial level, are, however, deeply rooted in individual municipalities. The social norms and customs that influence demographic dynamics (for example, age at marriage and at first child; social acceptance of divorce; moral obligation for offspring to take care of elderly parents; and so forth) are usually tied to local settings rather than to larger spatial units (Lappegård, Klüsener, & Vignoli, 2017;Ruggles, 2012;Viazzo, 2010); note, too, that the role of social pressure and social networks is especially relevant at the local level (Dykstra & Komter, 2012;Jappens & Van Bavel, 2012;Meggiolaro & Ongaro, 2008). Here, they produce effects that alter the general population dynamic and structure, sometimes profoundly.…”

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A subregional analysis of family change: The spatial diffusion of one‐parent families across Italian municipalities, 1991–2011

Caltabiano

Dreassi

Rocco

et al. 2019

Population Space and Place

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This paper documents the expansion of new family patterns in Italy by scrutinising the spatial diffusion of one‐parent families across Italian municipalities for the period 1991–2011. We apply a hierarchical Bayesian model to the data of the last three Italian Population Censuses, acknowledging that variation cannot be broken down into temporal and spatial effects because space–time interaction is at the very heart of family changes. Our results illustrate substantial subregional and sub‐provincial heterogeneities in the spatial organisation of family systems, patterns that might have gone undetected had larger territorial units of analysis been considered. In addition, we show that especially socio‐economic factors were associated to the diffusion of new family forms. This paper challenges international scholarship that caricatures Italy as a monolithic, homogeneous family‐oriented country.

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A subregional analysis of family change: The spatial diffusion of one‐parent families across Italian municipalities, 1991–2011

Caltabiano

Dreassi

Rocco

et al. 2019

Population Space and Place

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“…Here, social networks matter because they reflect critical interdependencies between family generations and between men and women in families, which are built and reinforced by social policies (Dykstra and Komter 2012). Legal and policy arrangements constitute differential opportunities and constraints for men and women and across generations in families.…”

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Social network indices in the Generations and Gender Survey

Dykstra¹,

Bühler²,

Fokkema³

et al. 2016

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BACKGROUNDIn this contribution we critically appraise the social network indices in the Generations and Gender Survey (GGS). OBJECTIVEAfter discussing the rationale for including social network indices in the GGS, we provide descriptive information on social network characteristics and an overview of substantive questions that have been addressed using GGS social network data: antecedents and consequences of demographic behaviour, care, and differences in wellbeing. We identify topics that have received relatively little attention in GGS research so far, despite the availability of novel and appropriate social network data. We end with a discussion of what is unique about the social network indices in the GGS. METHODSThe descriptive information on social network characteristics is based on empirical analyses of GGS data, and an experimental pilot study. The overview of GGS research using social network indices is based on a library search. RESULTSResults show a high representation of family members in the social networks, and confirm the adequacy of using a cap of five names for network-generating questions. GGS research using the social network indices has largely focused on determinants of fertility behaviour, intergenerational linkages in families, and downward care transfers. CONCLUSIONSTopics that have received relatively little attention are demographic behaviours other than those related to parenthood, upward transfers of practical support, ties with siblings, and stepfamily ties. Social network indices in the GGS show a high degree of overlap with those in other international surveys. The unique features are the inventory of family ties ever born and still living, and the assessment of network members' normative expectations. The GGS holds a wealth of social network data that warrants a myriad of future investigations. Relevance of social networks to the substantive focus of the GGPA person's social network is the group of individuals with whom that person has a direct relationship (Broese van Groenou and Van Tilburg 1996). Over the past decades, demographers have become more interested in investigating the role of social networks for a variety of topics, including reproductive behaviour (e.g., Watkins 1987), health and longevity (e.g., Seeman and Crimmins 2001), and migration (e.g., Massey 1990). Not surprisingly, social networks figure prominently in a number of substantive issues in the Generations and Gender Programme (GGP): the antecedents and consequences of demographic behaviour, reliance on public care services, and well-being. Depending on the research question, social networks serve as the independent variable (social networks predict or explain the outcome), or as the dependent variable (explaining differences in characteristics of social networks). An example of the latter is when demographic trends serve to explain differences in network size and composition. In this contribution to the special collection on Data Quality Issues in the First Wave of the Generations and Gender Survey...

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“…It is only recently that some attention has been paid to the implications of these changes for family networks (see, for example, Castiglioni and Dalla Zuanna ). This is a worthwhile issue to be examined, especially in Mediterranean Europe where relations and exchanges between parents and adult children continue to play a key role in the social system (Dykstra and Komter ; Hank ; Kalmijn and Saraceno ). If, as expected by some authors (for example, Santoro ), cohabitations weaken intergenerational ties in contraposition with the role of marital bonds in strengthening interpersonal relationships with close kin (parents and partner's parents), the diffusion of non‐marital unions would have important implications on the social and economic organizations of these societies.…”

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Childcare by grandparents in married and cohabiting couples: evidence from Italy

Meggiolaro

2017

British Journal of Sociology

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The process of union formation and the context of childrearing have profoundly changed with the spread of cohabitation in the last few decades. It is only recently that some attention has been paid to the implications of these changes for family ties. This study considers, with reference to Italy, a specific relationship between individuals in couples and their family of origin - childcare by grandparents. The aim of the paper is twofold. First, we investigate whether children of cohabiting couples are cared for by their grandparents to a lower extent compared to children of married couples. Second, the current study examines whether potential differences decrease over time. The data used are from two rounds of cross-sectional and nationally representative survey conducted in Italy in 2003 and in 2009. Our results show that in 2003 both in the provision and the intensity of grandparents' childcare, children of cohabiting parents were less likely to have their grandparents involved than children of married parents. However, the differences between marriages and cohabitations disappear in recent years.

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Generational interdependencies in families

Cited by 22 publications

References 52 publications

A subregional analysis of family change: The spatial diffusion of one‐parent families across Italian municipalities, 1991–2011

A subregional analysis of family change: The spatial diffusion of one‐parent families across Italian municipalities, 1991–2011

Social network indices in the Generations and Gender Survey

Childcare by grandparents in married and cohabiting couples: evidence from Italy

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