Perception of Intergenerational Conflict in Turkey

Turkish Journal of Geriatrics, 2018

Introduction: Intergenerational solidarity is defined as social cohesion between generations or intergenerational cohesion between parents and children once the children grow up and create their own families. This study investigates the effect of intergenerational solidarity on life satisfaction in parents of adults. Materials and Method: The data were collected from parents of adults above 60 years of age. Participants in this study included 216 in parents of adults. The questionnaire used in this research consisted of 3 sections. The first section focussed on demographic information such as age, gender, marital status. In the second section, the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS) developed by Diener et al was used to measure the parents' satisfaction with life. The third section comprised the two subscales given by Bengtson and Schrader in the Intergenerational Solidarity Scale: affectual and functional solidarity. Results: The average for affectual solidarity dimensions was 54.08, the average of functional solidarity dimensions was 12.26, the average of the standardised intergenerational solidarity scale was 66.35 and the average of the Satisfaction With Life Scale was 21.62. Conclusion: When the Satisfaction With Life Scale was compared with affectual solidarity in moderating a positive linear relationship, results were r=0.401, p<0.01. Between the Satisfaction With Life Scale and the standardised intergenerational solidarity average, a positive linear relationship was found to be insignificant (r=0.368, p<0.01).

Cultural Encounters Conflicts and Resolutions, 2014

One of the important social issues attracting the attention of social thinkers in post WWII era has been the issue of intergenerational conflict. Presented by scholars such as Karl Manheim and Margaret Mead, it was thought that in post WWII era intergenerational conflicts or gap rose to a degree that it made the communication and understanding between pre and post WWII generations very difficult. It was theorized that this unbridgeable gap between the two generations was due to grave and rapid social changes that occurred in that era, so that these two generations experienced and lived in two totally different worlds. Although this thesis was criticized in the west with later studies, the issue of generation gap continues to be one of the cross culturally studied subjects. It is claimed that in the developing countries, such as Iran, which experience rapid social change in their transformation from traditional to modern societies, a high level of generation gap has emerged. Focusing on the studies carried out in Iran by the author and others, this paper proposes that in order to acquire deeper understanding of the phenomenon, and the way to encounter it, generation gap should be analyzed into value-oriented and norm-oriented types. The findings in this research revealed that both value-oriented and norm-oriented generation gaps in Iran were considerably wide.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of intergenerational solidarity on the satisfaction with life of adult-child. The data were collected from adult-child who were 18-59 years of age staff working at Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey. Participants of this study included 1130 adult-child, with a mean age of 34.91. Bengtson's (Bengtson ve Schrader 1982) two of the intergenerational solidarity dimensions were assessed in this study; affectual and functional solidarity. The affectual solidarity scale consists of ten items concerning the degree of five dimensions of positive affect toward and perceived by the older generation. The five dimensions of positive affect are; understanding, fairness, trust, respect, and affection. The intergenerational functional solidarity scale consists of five items. The items for affectual solidarity and functional solidarity were summed up and composite score was computed for the construct of intergenerational solidarity. The study's results indicate that, affectual solidarity was significantly correlated with adult children's life satisfaction (t:9,074, p<0,001). Functional solidarity had lower correlation with life satisfaction. In addition intergenerational solidarity was positively correlated with life satisfaction. In this study; the quality of intergenerational relationship was found to be positively correlated with adult children's life satisfaction (t:8,186, p<0,001).

The Journal of International Social Research, 2017

In the light of contemporary ageing societies, intergenerational solidarity is becoming more crucial for welfare states. Intergenerational solidarity is a multi-dimensional and multidirectional concept affected by various micro and macro level factors. Education is one of the micro level factors that affect intergenerational normative solidarity and this qualitative study seeks to understand in what ways attitudes differ among different education levels. In this study, 17 pairs of older mothers/mother in-laws and their adult daughters/daughters in law from different educational backgrounds are recruited for semi-structured interviews. Consequently, 5 themes have emerged for adult women: "life aspirations", "attitudes towards care work", "attitudes towards domestic labour", "pull factors" and "push factors". For older women, 3 themes have emerged: "gender of children", "value of children" and "views on care homes".

Urbani izziv, 2016

This article explores the factors behind young adults living in shared households with their parents for an extended period of time. We were interested in finding out if they think the state should implement regulatory measures to help them become independent. Our hypothesis is that the young and old living together as an extended family is not an indicator of intergenerational symbiosis and solidarity, but rather a reflection of wider social and cultural processes regulating the life of society as a whole and the lives of individuals. The study was carried out in three different cultural environments: Slovenia, Serbia and Japan. The study showed that, despite the fact that they get along relatively well, young people living in a shared household with their parents still want to "go it alone" and they expect greater help from the state, through regulatory measures and fair distribution of social assistance between the "young" and the "old" generations, to create social and housing policies that are fairer and friendlier to young families. This would reduce the pressure on the family and the potential for conflict within it, as well as

SHS Web of Conferences

The purpose of this study was to investigate gender differences of adult children in manifestations of emotional closeness and its influence on frequency of contacts with their parents, as well as impact of the socio-economic status of parents on manifesting solidarity by the adult child. The participants of the research were 410 adult children, aged 18–62, living in Latvia, and with at least one parent alive. The results of the research showed that significant differences exist in manifestations of emotional closeness and frequency of contacts with parents by gender of a child and the socio-economic status of parents. Adult daughters more often meet and contact their parents than sons do. Emotional closeness and frequency of contacts correlate with providing functional help to their parents. Normative obligations of adult children to show care and provide help to their parents have been stipulated by the legislation of Latvia; however, the results of the research showed that parent...

2000

Empfohlene Zitierung / Suggested Citation: Tesch-Römer, C., Motel-Klingebiel, A., & Kondratowitz, H.-J. v. (2000). Securing solidarity between generations: intergenerational cohesion in the face of demographic change, with particular focus on individual and familial factors and their relation to societal development ; preparatory expertise for the International Plan of Action on Ageing 2002. (DZA Diskussionspapiere, 34). Berlin: Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen. https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168ssoar-370082

Intergenerational relations

Its aim is to apply Bengtson's general theory of intergenerational solidarity to a specific sample of families currently caring for an elderly family member. Is it possible to apply Bengton's general theory to a generation of families caring for elderly parents? We compared our findings with the results of studies in the US and the Netherlands and found simillar types of families. We also developed and tested a unidimensional scale for measuring family cohesion as a specification of Bengtson's classic model. Success in comparison offers a chance for generalization of our findings also in other countries under specific circumstances.

Hacettepe Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Fakültesi Dergisi

The aim of this study is to conduct the validity and reliability analysis of Turkish adaptation of 'Assessment Conflict in Coresidence with Elderly People' scale developed by Postigo and Honrubia (2010). The study involves 260 persons from three generations. Hacettepe University (Ankara) students are the sample of young generation. Their parents and grandparents are the sample of adult and older people generation. The results show that, there are significant differences between the responses of grandchildren and grandparents to the statements of 'Grandparents help with housework', 'Grandparents make emotionally unjust threats using their diseases', 'Grandparents are more tolerant than they were before'.

Journal of Population Ageing

The anticipated, dramatic shift in the demographics of European societies over the next half a century begs many questions about the state of relations between generations. Papers and speculations portraying a world in which the elderly rule through parliamentary majorities, preventing reductions in pensions and ‘enslaving’ the working population are surprisingly common. Existing literature on these hypotheses focus on the policy preference differences between the young and the old with evidence mixed as to the accuracy of these predictions. This paper aims to build on this debate by looking at the effects that the dependency ratio has on intergenerational relations. By using a multilevel methodology and data from the 2008 European Social Survey, the effect of demographic structure can be observed on the individual level. Yet whilst evidence is found of decreasing legitimacy of welfare for the elderly, this paper argues that this does not point to increasing intergenerational conflict in Europe."

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Working Paper Series of the German …, 2009

Intergenerational relationships within family and kinship have become a salient issue in scientific research. Major reasons were intense demographic changes in the 20th century, such as the increased life expectancy in combination with decreased fertility, and its implications for major institutions of the social welfare state. This has resulted in the realization of several larger studies, which may serve for the analysis of the situation of old aged people, Analysis of Intimate Relationships and Family Dynamics. However, an overarching theoretical and research perspective on intergenerational relationships from their creation (fertility) over parenting to the most long-lasting relationship between adults of different generations is still missing. In order to overcome this deficiency, the paper recommends for future data structures to obtain information on intergenerational relationships (1) simultaneously and complete, (2) in a lifespan perspective, (3) from a panel design, and (4) a multi-actor design. Studies should (5) account for cultural variability of intergenerational relationships and for institutional settings in cross-national comparisons.

SHS Web of Conferences, 2014

The aim of this research was to ascertain the importance of intergenerational solidarity in communication within the family and childrearing among the Russians living in Estonia. Generations see the world differently enough. One of the reasons for that is individualistic worldview which characterizes not only the younger generation, but individualistic tendencies have percolated into other generationsas well. All generations admit the presence of a generation gap, but they disclaim presence of intergenerational conflict. At the same time respondents affirm that there is solidarity between generations in their families and it is based on love and respect. Solidarity between generations in families is revealed both on spiritual level (communicating, love, trust, mutual understanding, common interests) as well as in real help given by generations to each other as far as homework, children's upbringing, and economical aid are concerned.

2010

Preface In the region of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), population ageing is the dominant demographic trend of this century. Simultaneously, other pertinent demographic developments such as declining fertility, increasing age at family formation, and changing family patterns also challenge many areas of public policy. The policy responses have to include reconciliation of work and family life