Here the theoretical foundations on which the arguments in the book are built are
developed. The chapter begins by introducing the concept of generation as both a cohort …

460 oral historians (Bertaux and Thompson, 1997; Field, 2014) have tended to focus on
intergenerational relations and the transmissions and transformations of family values and …

In this chapter, the overall topic of the book and its rationale are introduced to the reader.
The book develops an argument about the rise of digital families and examines how such …

This article explores the literature on intergenerational relationships within psychological
and sociological disciplines. After a brief description of the different meanings of the term …

This chapter considers whether and how changes in the maintenance of digital home and
familial relationships might be linked to the ways in which intergenerational family solidarity …

–The problem of the duration and demarcation of a generation (Rümelin and Soulavie);–the
significance of life expectancy for the development and structure of society (Comte, Mill …

The aim of this chapter is to examine intergenerational relations within each family and to
look at each family holistically in relation to the social forces which push family members to …

This piece discusses the concept of 'generation'and its several meanings. While it argues
that generation is an important concept for putting lives in historical context, it needs to take …

The world? s population is ageing rapidly: by the year 2050, more than one in five people
are expected to be aged over 60. Social changes that intersect with this ageing …

The purpose of this article is to examine an emerging model of intergenerational
relationships that takes as its starting point the degree to which it is possible to place oneself …