The male breadwinner nuclear family is not the 'traditional'human family, and promotion of this myth may have adverse health consequences

R Sear - Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society …, 2021 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The importance of social support for parental and child health and wellbeing is not yet
sufficiently widely recognized. The widespread myth in Western contexts that the male …

Beyond the nuclear family: an evolutionary perspective on parenting

R Sear - Current Opinion in Psychology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Much 'parenting'is done by alloparents in our species.•Alloparenting is universal
but who helps varies somewhat between populations.•Fathering is typical but …

[图书][B] A sociology of family life: Change and diversity in intimate relations

D Chambers, P Gracia - 2021 - books.google.com
Family relations are undergoing dramatic changes globally and locally. At the same time,
certain features of family life endure. This popular book, now in a fully updated second …

The health impact of intensive and nonintensive grandchild care in Europe: New evidence from SHARE

G Di Gessa, K Glaser, A Tinker - Journals of Gerontology Series …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives: Grandparents are an important source of childcare. However, caring for
grandchildren may affect grandparents' health in both positive and negative ways. Our study …

Grandparenting, education and subjective well-being of older Europeans

B Arpino, V Bordone, N Balbo - European journal of ageing, 2018 - Springer
We study whether grandparenthood is associated with older people's subjective well-being
(SWB), considering the association with life satisfaction of having grandchildren per se, their …

Family dynamics during emerging adulthood: Reviewing, integrating, and challenging the field

C Oliveira, G Fonseca, L Sotero… - Journal of Family …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The present study seeks to review and integrate evidence from the empirical literature on
family dynamics during the emerging adulthood years. Fifty studies were analyzed, resulting …

The prevalence of grandparental childcare in Europe: a research update

F Zanasi, B Arpino, V Bordone, K Hank - European Journal of Ageing, 2023 - Springer
We investigate (a) how the proportion of European grandparents providing childcare
changed over a period of 15 years,(b) how these proportions differ by gender and education …

Gendered share of housework and the COVID‐19 pandemic: Examining self‐ratings and speculation of others in Germany, India, Nigeria, and South Africa

IF Obioma, A Jaga, M Raina, WA Asekun… - Journal of Social …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This cross‐sectional study examined gender differences between male‐and female‐typed
housework during the early COVID‐19 lockdowns in 2020. Participants in Germany, India …

What drives national differences in intensive grandparental childcare in Europe?

G Di Gessa, K Glaser, D Price, E Ribe… - … of Gerontology Series …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. Grandparents play an important role in looking after grandchildren, although
intensive grandparental childcare varies considerably across Europe. Few studies have …

Transnational grandparenting: An introduction

M Nedelcu, M Wyss - Global Networks, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
This first special issue dedicated to grandparenting patterns and their significance within
transnational families sheds new light on transnational grandparenting as a phenomenon …