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The “Great” Generation and a Not-So-Great Health System [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
My travels usually take me to far-flung places, but today is different. I\u27m on a train to New York City, shuttling back and forth from Washington, DC.
Gostin, Lawrence O.
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College Schooling for Grandchildren and Contact with Grandparents [PDF]

open access: yes
Previous work on social interactions analyzed the effects of nuclear family, peer, school, and neighborhood characteristics. This is the first paper showing that, independent of unobserved parent's characteristics, higher years of grandparents' schooling
Linda Datcher Loury
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A Tradition of Giving: New Research on Giving and Volunteering Within Families [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
SummaryParents who volunteer with charitable organizations are more likely to have children who volunteer for, and give to, charitable organizations.While the philanthropic priorities of parents and their children are more closely aligned than those of ...

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A Tribute: Remembering John Punshon (1935-2017)

open access: yes, 2017
Excerpt: John Punshon has been one of the premier Quaker historians and spokespersons over the last four decades. With a quick wit and a twinkle in his eye, John inspired thousands with his teaching and ministries in Britain, America, and worldwide ...
Anderson, Paul N.
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The World Our Grandchildren Will Inherit: The Rights Revolution and Beyond [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Following on Keynes’s Economic Possibilities for Our Grandchildren, this paper develops conjectures about the world we will leave to our grandchildren.
Acemoglu, Daron
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Young People Raised by Grandparents and Parents or Single Parents

open access: yesPsicologia, 2010
The last three decades were characterized by changes in family structures, which influenced the relationship between grandparents, parents and grandchildren in situations of care.
Cristina Maria de Souza Brito Dias   +2 more
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Intergenerational family constellations in contemporary Europe [PDF]

open access: yes
Demographic research has drawn attention to the multiple ways in which changes in mortality and childbearing have produced major shifts in intergenerational family structures. The aim of this article is to contribute to this body of research by analysing
Allan Puur   +3 more
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Families Matter: Multigenerational Families in a Volatile Economy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Presents survey findings about factors in the rise in multigenerational families, including job loss and healthcare costs; financial, educational, and other results; and impact on family relationships.

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Inter-generational family support provided by older people in Indonesia

open access: yes, 2004
Most social research on ageing in Asia has focused on the support provided by adult children to their parents, and thereby suggests that as a matter of course older people are in need of support. This paper offers a different perspective.
Schröder-Butterfill, Elisabeth
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