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The myth of generational conflict : the family and state in ageing societies / edited by Sara Arber and Claudine Attias-Donfut.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Routledge/European Sociological Association studies in European societies ; 2.
- Routledge/ESA studies in European societies ; 2
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Intergenerational relations--Europe.
- Intergenerational relations.
- Conflict of generations--Europe.
- Conflict of generations.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (245 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2000.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The ageing of Western societies has provoked extensive sociological debate, surrounding both the role of the state and whether it can afford the cost of an ageing population, and the role of the family, especially women, in supporting older people. In this important book, the authors examine how changes, such as cuts in welfare provision, migration, urbanization and individualisation influence intergenerational relations. The collection addresses theoretical and policy issues connecting age and generation with the family and social policy, and focuses both on cross-cultural compariso
- Contents:
- Preliminaries; CONTENTS; List of Figures; List of Tables; List of Contributors; 1 Equity and solidarity across the generations; 2 The redistributive effects of generational transfers; 3 Complementarity between private and public transfers; 4 Wealth distribution between generations; 5 Families apart?; 6 Generational relations and the law; 7 Discontinuous change and generational contracts; 8 Gender, the generational contract and pension privatisation; 9 Trail-blazers and path-followers; 10 The transmission of life stories from ethnic minority fathers to their children
- 11 Reinventing the generational contract12 Continuity and change; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-134-62128-0
- 1-134-62129-9
- 1-280-33315-4
- 9786610333158
- 0-203-02078-2
- 0-203-17108-X
- 9780203020784
- OCLC:
- 437073298
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