Trends in the prevalence of grandparents living with grandchild(ren) in selected European countries and the United States.

ABSTRACT: Research from the United States has shown significant increases in the prevalence of three-generation households and in households consisting solely of grandparents and grandchildren. Such shifts in household composition, which are associated with socio-economic disadvantage, may reflect the activation of grandparents as a latent network of support in response to social and demographic changes such as rising partnership disruption. However, to date, little is known in Europe about trends in grandparent households or whether these households are also likely to be disadvantaged. Moreover, we know little about how the familistic and defamilised policy environments in Europe may affect the activation of such latent kin networks. Employing the Integrated Public Use Microdata Series-Internationa

SUBMITTER: Glaser K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6156723 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature