Contents

pp iii-iv

List of figures and tables

pp v-vi

Notes on contributors

pp vii-x

Introduction

pp 1-12

Part I - Conceptual issues regarding intergenerational relations

pp 13-14

one - Demographic ageing, labour market regulation and intergenerational relations

pp 15-24

two - Intergenerational solidarity in families: interplay between the family and the state

pp 25-38

three - Intergenerational ambivalence: beyond solidarity and conflict

pp 39-64

four - Intergenerational policy and the study of intergenerational relationships: a tentative proposal

pp 65-82

Part II - Multigenerational and cross-cultural perspectives

pp 83-84

five - Intergenerational congruence of attachment: limitations of findings

pp 85-100

six - Value transmission between parents and their adolescent children: the process and its outcomes. A psycho-social perspective

pp 101-118

seven - Value orientations and perception of social change in post-communist Romania

pp 119-130

eight - Intergenerational conflict: the case of adult children and their parents

pp 131-146

nine - Grandparent–grandchild relations in a changing society: different types and roles

pp 147-166

ten - Family change theory: a preliminary evaluation on the basis of recent cross-cultural studies

pp 167-188

Part III - Applied issues and practical focus

pp 189-190

eleven - How does family sociology contribute to the definition and measurement of a concept of family care for elderly persons?

pp 191-204

twelve - Intergenerational solidarity in an ageing society: socio-demographic determinants of intergenerational support to elderly parents

pp 205-222

thirteen - Family caregiving for older people from a life-span developmental point of view

pp 223-240

Where do we go from here? An epilogue concerning the importance of the of solidarity between generations

pp 241-244

Index

pp 245-254