The Influence of Ethnic Families on Intergenerational Relationships and Later Life Transitions

Bibliographic Data

ID9764272
AuthorsCarol E Woehrer (corresponding author)
Year1982
Volume464
Issue1
Pages65-78
Publication date1982-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0002716282464001007
OpenAlexW2157828859
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited14

Recent studies of American families indicate that pluralism continues to be characteristic of American society. Since a great number of older Americans are either immigrants or the children of immigrants, and many others have spent much of their lives in ethnic communities, understanding the elderly in American society requires insight into ethnic values and family patterns. The foundation for intergenerational relationships is laid early in the family life cycle as children are growing up. Ethnic family structure and socialization of children are closely related to intergenerational interaction in adulthood. Extended family relationships in turn influence social participation outside the family throughout the life cycle and older people's responses to the later life transitions of retirement, widowhood, and decline in health

Developmental psychology · Ethnic group · Family life · Immigration · Life course approach · Political science · Socialization · Sociology · Gender Studies · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics · Gerontology

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