Szydlik König
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Current research project
| Title / Titel | Generation and Class | ||||
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| Original title / Originaltitel | Generation und Schicht | ||||
| Summary / Zusammenfassung | Recent studies on intergenerational solidarity point out that family ties have a significant function within and for the caring society. In this respect, the socio-economic composition of the family plays an important role, which affects individual lives as well as relations between the generations in the family. However, in what way does intergenerational solidarity depend on the affiliation to a specific social class? Do members of lower social classes lead different intergenerational relations in contrast to the middle and higher classes? How are family patterns linked to social positions? On the one hand, this research project examines the relevance of financial support in a three-generation perspective. On the other hand, it explores whether the quality and quantity of family contacts is linked to social classes. Furthermore, class-specific connections between monetary transfers and contacts are investigated. The study, on the basis of the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe, focuses on 14 European countries, namely Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. Hereby international differences and similarities regarding class-specific intergenerational solidarity will be explored. The project goals include the dissertation of Ronny König (Assistant of Marc Szydlik). | ||||
| Keywords / Suchbegriffe | generations, social class, international comparison, Europe | ||||
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| Funding source(s) / Unterstützt durch |
Universität Zürich (position pursuing an academic career), SNF (Personen- und Projektförderung) |
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| Duration of Project / Projektdauer | Sep 2010 to Dec 2013 |