The role of grandparents when parents part or die
Some reflections on the mythical decline of the extended family
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11200943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Paul Thompson (0000-0003-2476-2803, University of Essex, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1999 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 471-503 |
| Publication date | 1999-07-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Ageing and Society (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0144-686X • E-ISSN: 1469-1779 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s0144686x99007461 |
| OpenAlex | W2095266412 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
Belief that the extended family is in terminal decline has proved to be a remarkably persistent myth. It is currently being revived as a result of recent statistical trends. The belief has been closely connected to sociological enquiries undertaken over the course of the century. The validity of the belief, and in particular the significance of grandparents within the extended family, is explored in two sets of life story interviews recently undertaken with adults in Britain; one set are people in their thirties who had become step-children, and the second set participants in a multi-generational study of social mobility. The analysis addresses questions of contact after parental loss, sources of support within the family, the involvement of grandparents, the importance of co-residence, conflict, emotional closeness and communication within a family
Closeness · Developmental psychology · Grandparent · Mythology · Residence · Set (abstract data type) · Sociology · Demography · Gender Studies · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health · History · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology
Aging and Family Policy
Divorce and Intergenerational Support
A Child's Eye View
Mixed Messages
The extended family in transitions to adulthood
Young Adults' Stereotypes of Older Adults with Their Grandparents as the Targets
Children’s Relationships With Grandparents in Married and in Shared and Sole Physical Custody Families
Relationships with Grandparents and Grandchildren's Well-being after Parental Divorce
Grandmothers as Replacement Parents and Partners
Ambivalence and the Paradoxes of Grandparenting
Parental Divorce, Residence Arrangements, and Contact Between Grandchildren and Grandparents
| Citations per year | 0.46 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2002 - 2019 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |