@misc{10481/72639,
year = {2021},
month = {5},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/72639},
abstract = {Analysis of intergenerational contact and solidarity patterns has generally focused on the
family. However, the unprecedented co-existence of a high number of different generations
raises the challenge to delve into how such patterns may develop inside and outside
the family. To understand better intrafamilial and extrafamilial intergenerational contact
and solidarity in Spain, three national surveys were initially studied using cross-tabulation
tables and measures of association. Then, factor analysis and logistic regression of most
recent data focused on explanatory variables behind two dimensions of intergenerational
solidarity. Regarding intergenerational co-residence, the results point to a highly
relevant difference between intrafamilial and extrafamilial habits. As regards regular,
but non-residential, contact between the generations, two gaps have been identified.
The first gap appears between family practices and non-family practices, with a significant
and progressive reduction of the latter being detected. According to the second gap, while
intergenerational contact drops outside the family, levels of intragenerational contact are
comparable in both settings. In this context, patterns of associational and functional intergenerational
solidarity towards older relatives and non-relatives have been identified, with
age, distance, civil status and especially gender being the key explanatory variables. The
paper argues that there is good reason to pay combined attention to both intrafamilial
and extrafamilial forms of intergenerational contact and solidarity, something that has
been done very little to date.},
organization = {Department of Sociology (University of Granada)},
publisher = {Cambridge University Press},
keywords = {Intergenerational solidarity},
keywords = {Intergenerational contact},
keywords = {Intrafamilial practices},
keywords = {Extrafamilial practices},
keywords = {Spain},
title = {Intergenerational contact and solidarity, inside and outside the family: patterns in Spain},
doi = {10.1017/S0144686X21000659},
author = {Jiménez Roger, Beatriz and Sánchez Martínez, Mariano},
}