Sociology 2235 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Child, Life Satisfaction, Quasi
1 Sep 2020
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Lecture 8 - families in middle and later life. If there is no daughter, it tends to be the daughter-in-law: sons contribution is overlooked (feminization of love) i. e. cutting the grass, etc. Death of parents: death of elderly mother - very significant event, especially for women, relationships now longer, with more shared experiences. Siblings in later years: close proximity contributes to, wellbeing, *brothers tend not to stay connected as much. Single older canadians: 8% of elderly canadians remained single, relationships with extended kin, extensive network of friends, especially women, described in family-like terms, others refer to "fictive kin, have "lifelong friends" The zimmers - video: man found out how badly the elderly was treated in britain, the beatles old studio and recoded "my generation" Grandparenting: transition typically occurs in midlife, but typically associated with old age, research tends to be static, do not broaden, focus of research - older grandparents and younger grandchildren.
