Ethnicity and intergenerational perceptions of family solidarity.
Intergenerational interaction between matched pairs of older parents and their middle-aged offspring were explored in this research, comparing Mennonites and non-Mennonites. Middle-aged respondents replied to a mailed questionnaire, and their parents were interviewed. Five dimensions of family solidarity were compared between the generations, with the result that middle-aged offspring typically report less family solidarity than do their parents. These results are explained in terms of the concept of the "developmental stake."
Department of Family Studies, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001290:Attitude; D002835:Christianity; D005006:Ethnicity; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006803:Human Development; D006801:Humans; D016901:Intergenerational Relations / Q000208:ethnology*; D008297:Male; D008350:Manitoba; D016555:Matched-Pair Analysis; D008875:Middle Aged; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires