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Pakistani migrant families in Denmark find themselves in a specific ethno-national, post-9/11 environment where Muslim immigrants are subjected to processes of non-recognition, exclusion and securitization. This ethnographic study explores how, why, and at what costs notions of relatedness, identity, and belonging are being renegotiated within local families and transnational kinship networks. Each entry point concerns the destructive-productive constitution of family life, where neglected responsibilities, obligations, and trust lead not only to broken relationships, but also, and inevitably, to the innovative creation of new ones. By connecting the micro-politics of the migrant family with the macro-politics of the nation state and global conjunctures in general, the book argues that securitization and suspicion-launched in the name of \"integration\"-escalate internal community dynamics and processes of family upheaval in unpredicted ways.
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Meanings of intergenerational relationships between adolescents and older adults
This study aimed to understand the meanings of intergenerational relationships between adolescents and their interactions with older adults. This was a qualitative study conducted at six elementary schools in the municipal network of Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. Twenty-seven adolescents enrolled in grades 5 to 9 participated. Data collection took place from May to September 2022, using a semi-structured interview. The data were organized using Content Analysis and examined based on Symbolic Interactionism. The emerging meanings emphasize respect, care, treating well, offering love, affection, and generosity. The sense of reciprocity in treatment between older adults and adolescents was also mentioned. It is evident that adolescents are aware of the need to act in favor of older adults, encouraging and guiding them to choose a healthy diet, to stay well hydrated, to practice physical activity, and to live in peace. The study provides an understanding of intergenerational relationships, offering support for reflection on the phenomenon, leading to the promotion, appreciation and increase of intergenerational relationships in contemporary times.
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Transregional and transnational families in Europe and beyond
While the current discussion of ethnic, trade, and commercial diasporas, global networks, and transnational communities constantly makes reference to the importance of families and kinship groups for understanding the dynamics of dispersion, few studies examine the nature of these families in any detail. This book, centered largely on the European experience of families scattered geographically, challenges the dominant narratives of modernization by offering a long-term perspective from the Middle Ages to the twenty-first century. Paradoxically, \"transnational families\" are to be found long before the nation-state was in place.
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Intergenerational Contact in Chinese Families: Structural and Cultural Explanations
Although the determinants of intergenerational contact have been well documented in Western countries, we know virtually nothing about the situation in China, a country that has recently experienced unprecedented socioeconomic and demographic change. This study analyzed the frequency of (a) visits and (b) other contact (phone, text message, etc.) in a representative sample of 16,715 adult child-parent dyads, focusing in particular on the role of migration as well as children's gender, marital status, and education level. Adult children generally maintained intensive social relations with parents, although distance was a major barrier to face-to-face contact. Sons visited more often than daughters, but daughters were more likely to stay in touch by other means. Moreover, the strength of parent–daughter ties was strongly dependent on education level. These findings suggest that women's empowerment and the spread of mobile technology have created new opportunities for intergenerational solidarity.
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How to live forever : the enduring power of connecting the generations
\"In How to Live Forever, Encore.org founder and CEO Marc Freedman tells the story of his thirty-year quest to answer some of contemporary life's most urgent questions: With so many living so much longer, what is the meaning of the increasing years beyond 50? How can a society with more older people than younger ones thrive? How do we find happiness when we know life is long and time is short?\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Intergenerational Information-Sharing Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China: From Protective Action Decision Model Perspective
Information sharing plays an important role in the study of health communication and contributes to sustainable development goals. During the COVID-19 pandemic, elderly individuals in families could obtain COVID-19-related information via multiple channels. With respect to digital back-feeding, younger generations can share COVID-19 information with their elderly family members via face-to-face communication, video or phone calls, etc. In this paper, we aim to investigate the antecedents of intergenerational information-sharing behavior from young people to their elderly family members. On the basis of the protective-action decision model, we collected 409 valid questionnaires and then constructed a structural equation model. The influencing factors of COVID-19 information-sharing (CIS) behavior are divided into information level, intergenerational level, and motivation level. We found that source credibility, intimacy, response efficacy (RE), and altruism (ALT) have positive effects on CIS behavior. An indirect path exists between information severity, information usefulness, interaction degree, and the CIS through the mediation of RE and the ALT. Information and intergenerational levels could influence RE and ALT. These findings help us understand reciprocal behavior in the family and improve the digital well-being of elderly family members.
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