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dc.contributor.authorTimonen, Virpien
dc.contributor.authorConlon, Catherineen
dc.date.accessioned2013-08-08T10:18:36Z
dc.date.available2013-08-08T10:18:36Z
dc.date.issued2013en
dc.date.submitted2013en
dc.identifier.citationTimonen, Virpi, Conlon, Catherine, Scharf, Thomas and Carney, Gemma, Family, state, class and solidarity: Re-conceptualising intergenerational solidarity through the Grounded Theory approach, European Journal of Ageing, 10, 3, 2013, 171 - 179en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2262/66936
dc.descriptionPUBLISHEDen
dc.description.abstractThe relationship between class and intergenerational solidarities in the public and private spheres calls for further conceptual and theoretical development. This article discusses the findings from the first wave of a qualitative longitudinal study entitled Changing Generations, conducted in Ireland in 2011-2012, comprising 100 in-depth interviews with men and women across the age and socioeconomic spectrums. Constructivist Grounded Theory analysis of the data gives rise to the following postulates: (1) intergenerational solidarity at the family level is strongly contoured by socioeconomic status; (2) intergenerational solidarity evolves as family generations observe each others? practices and adjust their expectations accordingly; (3) intergenerational solidarity within families is also shaped by the public sphere (the welfare state) that generates varying expectations and levels of solidarity regarding State supports for different age groups, again largely dependent on socioeconomic status; (4) the liberal welfare state context, especially at a time of economic crisis, enhances the significance of intergenerational solidarity within families. We conclude by calling for research that is attuned to age/generation, gender and class, and how these operate across the family and societal levels.en
dc.format.extent171en
dc.format.extent179en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.relation.ispartofseriesEuropean Journal of Ageingen
dc.relation.ispartofseries10en
dc.relation.ispartofseries3en
dc.rightsYen
dc.subjectfamilyen
dc.subjectstateen
dc.subjectclassen
dc.subjectsolidarityen
dc.subjectgenerationen
dc.subjectrecessionen
dc.subjectwelfare stateen
dc.subjectgrounded theoryen
dc.titleFamily, state, class and solidarity: Re-conceptualising intergenerational solidarity through the Grounded Theory approachen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
dc.type.supercollectionscholarly_publicationsen
dc.type.supercollectionrefereed_publicationsen
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurlhttp://people.tcd.ie/timonenven
dc.identifier.peoplefinderurlhttp://people.tcd.ie/conlonceen
dc.identifier.rssinternalid83484en
dc.subject.TCDThemeAgeingen
dc.subject.TCDThemeInclusive Societyen
dc.identifier.orcid_id0000-0001-7061-3943en


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