title: Generational juggling acts in midlife families: gendered and ethnocultural intersections.
abstract: This study draws upon a sociocultural stress and coping perspective to examine generational demands in midlife families. It examines both the predictors and family-related circumstances that contribute to perceptions of greater demand, with a focus on gendered and ethnocultural dimensions. Using mixed-methods, data are based on a sample of 236 parents collected in 2006/2007 from four cultural groups: British-, Chinese-, Southern European-, and South Asian Canadian. Key findings reveal that caregiving experiences remain highly gendered and are mediated by ethnocultural background and other work/family contextual characteristics. Recommendations for those who work directly with culturally diverse "sandwiched" generation families are highlighted.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Sociology/Anthropology & Department of Gerontology , Simon Fraser University , Burnaby , British Columbia , Canada.
authors.forename: Barbara A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Mitchell
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001955:British Columbia; D017028:Caregivers / Q000523:psychology*; D005191:Family Characteristics / Q000208:ethnology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010287:Parent-Child Relations / Q000208:ethnology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology*
keywords: ethnocultural diversity; midlife caregiving; mixed methods; sandwich generation