Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore
Demographic, social, and structural changes are transforming intergenerational relationships and aging experiences in Asia. While multigenerational families have increased and the duration of grandparenting has lengthened, multigenerational households have declined. Grandparents are increasingly emb...
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| author | Sreeja, Narayanankutty Dommaraju, Premchand |
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| description | Demographic, social, and structural changes are transforming intergenerational relationships and aging experiences in Asia. While multigenerational families have increased and the duration of grandparenting has lengthened, multigenerational households have declined. Grandparents are increasingly embedded in multigenerational support, care, and reciprocal relationships. The paper examines cognitive and affective dimensions of intergenerational solidarity and ambivalence through the lens of grandparenting using qualitative data from the city-state of Singapore. The findings show that grandparents cherish their relationships with their grandchildren. Grandparents phrased their relationships in terms of affection rather than obligation and duties. Also, not co-residing has not weakened the bonds between generations. Another finding is the strong norm among grandparents of not interfering in the lives of their children and grandchildren but being available for them |
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| spelling | ntu-10356/1655722023-04-02T15:30:50Z Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore Sreeja, Narayanankutty Dommaraju, Premchand School of Social Sciences Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women Asia Grandparentin Demographic, social, and structural changes are transforming intergenerational relationships and aging experiences in Asia. While multigenerational families have increased and the duration of grandparenting has lengthened, multigenerational households have declined. Grandparents are increasingly embedded in multigenerational support, care, and reciprocal relationships. The paper examines cognitive and affective dimensions of intergenerational solidarity and ambivalence through the lens of grandparenting using qualitative data from the city-state of Singapore. The findings show that grandparents cherish their relationships with their grandchildren. Grandparents phrased their relationships in terms of affection rather than obligation and duties. Also, not co-residing has not weakened the bonds between generations. Another finding is the strong norm among grandparents of not interfering in the lives of their children and grandchildren but being available for them Published version 2023-03-31T03:33:37Z 2023-03-31T03:33:37Z 2023 Journal Article Sreeja, N. & Dommaraju, P. (2023). Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore. Journal of Population and Social Studies, 31, 271-285. https://dx.doi.org/10.25133/JPSSv312023.016 2465-4418 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165572 10.25133/JPSSv312023.016 2-s2.0-85146660587 31 271 285 en Journal of Population and Social Studies © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Institute for Population and Social Research Mahidol University. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License. application/pdf |
| spellingShingle | Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women Asia Grandparentin Sreeja, Narayanankutty Dommaraju, Premchand Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore |
| title | Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore |
| title_full | Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore |
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| title_short | Grandparenting and intergenerational solidarity in Singapore |
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