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Intergenerational relationships in Germany: a review of insights from pairfam
[working paper]
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Abstract The current article aims to take stock of the main insights into intergenerational relationships in Germany gained from the German Family Panel (pairfam) since its start in 2008. We review about 30 studies based on pairfam and present findings from (a) longitudinal and multi-actor studies, (b) studi... view more
The current article aims to take stock of the main insights into intergenerational relationships in Germany gained from the German Family Panel (pairfam) since its start in 2008. We review about 30 studies based on pairfam and present findings from (a) longitudinal and multi-actor studies, (b) studies investigating the complexity, diversity, and cultural variability of intergenerational relationships, as well as (c) research linking pairfam with other data sources. Over the past decade, pairfam has accomplished its mission to obtain information on intergenerational relations simultaneously and complete, in a life-span perspective, from a panel and multi-actor design, and to account for cultural variability of intergenerational relationships and for institutional settings in cross-national comparisons. With pairfam’s upcoming transition to the German Family Demography Panel Study (FReDA) an uncommon situation emerges, in which the termination of a successful project's initial funding brings about extraordinary new opportunities. We may therefore expect to see yet another boost in research on intergenerational relationships in Germany over the coming decade.... view less
Keywords
Intergenerational relations; longitudinal study; family; Federal Republic of Germany; generation; panel
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
pairfam; multi-actor design; family complexity & diversity
Document language
English
Publication Year
2022
City
Wiesbaden
Page/Pages
13 p.
Series
BiB Working Paper, 3-2022
ISSN
2196-9574
Status
Published Version; reviewed