Intergenerational family relations : an evolutionary social science approach / Antti O. Tanskanen and Mirkka Danielsbacka.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tanskanen, Antti O., author.

Danielsbacka, Mirkka, 1982- author.

Series:

Routledge advances in sociology.

Routledge advances in sociology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Intergenerational relations.

Families.

Conflict of generations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 166 pages).

Edition:

1st edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book offers a synthesis of social science and evolutionary approaches to the study of intergenerational relations, using biological, psychological and sociological factors to develop a single framework for understanding why kin help one another across generations. With attention to both biological family relations as well as in-law and step-relations, it provides an overview of existing studies centred on intergenerational relations – particularly grandparenting – that incorporate social science and evolutionary family theories. This evolutionary social science approach to intergenerational family relations goes well beyond the traditional nature versus nurture distinction. As such, it will appeal to scholars across a range of disciplines with interests in relations of kinship, the lifecourse and the sociology of the family.

Contents:

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Boxes

Foreword

Preface

1. Cooperative breeding species

2. Theories on intergenerational relations

3. Structure of intergenerational relations

4. Factors related to intergenerational relations

5. Grandparents and parental childbearing

6. Grandparents and child wellbeing

7. Grandparent wellbeing

8. What about aunts and uncles?

9. An evolutionary social science approach

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

CC BY-NC-ND

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed January 5, 2024).

ISBN:

9780367479022

0367479028

9781351608176

1351608177

9781351608169

1351608169

9781315107806

1315107805

OCLC:

1049801637

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315107806