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Ageing and Intergenerational Relations : Family Reciprocity from a Global Perspective

Izuhara, Misa.
Bristol : Policy Press, 2010.

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.

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Format: eBook
Author: Izuhara, Misa.
Subject: Aging -- Cross-cultural studies
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Intergenerational relations -- Cross-cultural studies
Older people -- Social conditions -- Cross-cultural studies
Electronic books
Publication Year:2010
Language:English
Published:Bristol : Policy Press, 2010.
ISBN:9781847422064
1847422063
Series:Ageing and the Lifecourse Ser.
Notes:"AGEING AND INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS" -- "Contents" -- "List of tables and figures" -- "Notes on contributors" -- "Foreword" -- "Introduction" -- "Globalisation, global ageing and intergenerational change" -- "Theoretical perspectives on intergenerational solidarity, conflict and ambivalence" -- "Globalised transmissions of housing wealth and return migration" -- "Housing wealth and family reciprocity in East Asia" -- "Grandparents and HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa" -- "Spiritual debts and gendered costs" -- "Reciprocity in intergenerational relationships in stepfamilies" -- "New patterns of family reciprocity? Policy challenges in ageing societies".
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
Course: SW330