Measurement of Intergenerational Relations

PART ONE: CONCEPTUAL AND THEORETICAL OVERVIEW Generations, Families, and Interactions - Vern L Bengtson and David J Mangen An Overview of the Research Program Solidarity, Integration, and Cohesion in Families - Kay Young McChesney and Vern L Bengtson Concepts and Theories Measuring Intergenerational Family Relations - David J Mangen PART TWO: RESULTS OF THE RESEARCH Measuring Family Structure - Kay Young McChesney and David J Mangen Measuring Affectual Solidarity - Rebecca L Gronvold Measuring Intergenerational Contact in the Family - David J Mangen and Richard B Miller Measuring Intergenerational Consensus - Pierre H Landry, Jr and Mary E Martin The Exchange Dimension of Solidarity - Paula Hancock, David J Mangen and Kay Young McChesney Measuring Intergenerational Exchange and Functional Solidarity Measuring Intergenerational Norms - David J Mangen and Gerald Jay Westbrook PART THREE: SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS Intergenerational Cohesion - David J Mangen and Kay Young McChesney A Comparison of Linear and Non-Linear Analytical Approaches Family Intergenerational Solidarity Revisited - Vern L Bengtson and David J Mangen Suggestions for Future Management