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."
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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