In this review, we summarize and critically evaluate the major empirical, conceptual, and
theoretical directions that studies of aging families have taken during the first decade of the …

From changing diapers and minding the kids when school is out to providing support when
they set fire to the carpet, grandparents can be invaluable to have around. What motivates …

" This article introduces the DFG-funded'Panel Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family
Dynamics'(pairfam) study, which was initiated to provide an extended empirical basis for …

This book offers a synthesis of social science and evolutionary approaches to the study of
intergenerational relations, using biological, psychological and sociological factors to …

This investigation examined whether intergenerational exchanges of time and money
resources between older parents and their adult sons in rural China were conditioned on …

This study explored the involvement of grandparents in the care for young children and its
effect on subsequent child births in dual‐earner families, using data on 898 Dutch men and …

Help is directed towards kin in many cooperative species, but its nature and intensity can
vary by context. Humans are one of few species in which grandmothers invest in …

Grandparents play a key role in many families. Examining talk about grandparenting
provides a way to understand expectations structured by family roles and wider societal …

This book argues that alien rule can become legitimate to the degree that it provides
governance that is both effective and fair. Governance is effective to the degree that citizens …

Using data from the German Family Panel (pairfam) based on 11,746 intergenerational
family relationships, the present study examined differences in parental closeness across …