Ageing and intergenerational relations – Family re ciprocity from a global pers…

Ageing and intergenerational relationsFamily reciprocity from a global perspective\nAuthor(s): Misa Izuhara\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Bristol University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Policy Press\nISBN-13: 9781847422057, 978-1847422057\nSynopsis\nWith socio-economic and demographic changes taking place in contemporary societies, new patterns of family relations are forming partly due to significant family changes, value shifts, precariousness in the labour market, and increasing mobility within and beyond national boundaries.\n\nThis book explores the exchange of support between generations and examines variations in contemporary practices and rationales in different regions and [url] draws on both theoretical perspectives and empirical analysis in relation to new patterns of family [url] discuss both newly emerging patterns and more established ones which are now being affected due to various opportunities and pressures in contemporary societies.\n\nThe book is split into two .