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London : Palgrave Macmillan, 2017

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ISBN 978-1-349-95047-8 (e-kniha)

ISBN 9781349950461 (print)

Palgrave Macmillan Studies in Family and Intimate Life

This book makes a major contribution to our understanding of 21st century families in Britain through an exploration of intergenerational relationships. Drawing on new and extensive quantitative and qualitative research, the authors explore the giving and receiving of financial gifts. Despite growing concern about intergenerational tension and even possible conflict, the book finds evidence of a significant degree of intergenerational solidarity both within families at the micro level and between generations more generally within society at the macro level in Britain. However, given substantial inequalities within different generations as a result, in particular, of social class divisions, some families are able to support each other far more than others. This means that strong intergenerational solidarity may lead to the entrenchment of existing intragenerational inequalities. The book will be of interest to scholars and students researching Sociology, Social Policy, Family Sociology, Generations and Intergenerational Relationships. ..

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1 Introduction 1 // The Baby Boomers and the Potential for Inter-Generational Conflict 2 // The Nature of the Family and Family Obligations 10 // The Leverhulme Trust Study of Inter-Generational Lifetime Transfers 17 // Conclusions 26 // Bibliography 28 // 2 The Baby Boomers and the Potential for Inter-Generational Conflict 33 // The Baby Boomers: A Large, Powerful Group? 34 // The Baby Boomers: A Lucky Generation? 45 // Conclusions 57 // Bibliography 57 // 3 The Nature of the Family and Family Obligations in the Twenty-First Century 61 // Changing Family Structures: Is the Family in Decline? 62 // Family Relationships and Financial Transfers 74 // Motivations for Transfers and Social Norms 90 // Conclusions 97 // Bibliography 99 // 4 The Extent and Nature of Lifetime Gifts 107 // Measuring the Extent of Lifetime Gifts in Britain 108 // Exploring the Nature of Gift-Giving in Families 125 // Conclusions 145 // Bibliography 147 // 5 The Impacts of, and Motivations for, Lifetime Gifts 149 // The Impact of Lifetime Gifts on Recipients and Donors 150 // Motivations for Giving 165 // Conclusions 176 // Bibliography 177 // 6 Social Norms 179 // Is There a Consensus on Financial Support Within Families? 180 What Explains Peoples Views on Family Obligations? 192 // Conclusions 213 // Bibliography 216 // 7 Public Attitudes to Different Generations 217 // Public Support for Policies to Help Different Generations 218 // Public Views About Who Has Won ‘The Generation Game’ 228 // Conclusions 243 // Bibliography 245 // 8 Discussion 247 // The Baby Boomers and the Potential for Inter-Generational Conflict 250 // The Nature of the Family and Family Obligations in the Twenty-First Century 255 // Conclusion 263 // Bibliography 266 // Wave 1 Questionnaire: Attitudes to Family Support 267 // Bibliography 283 // Index 299