Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sharing Lives looks at the most important human relationships, which last the longest time of our lives: those between adult children and their parents. Offering an excellent new reference point for studies in the sociology of family, the book focuses on the reasons and results of lifelong intergenerational solidarity by looking at individuals, families and societies. This monograph combines theoretical reasoning with empirical research based on the Survey of Health, Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE). The book focuses on the following areas: Adult family generations, from young adulthood to the end of life - and even beyond; Contact, conflict, co-residence, money, time, inheritance; Consequences of lifelong solidarity; Family generations and the relationship of family and welfare state; Connections between family cohesion and social inequality. It offers reliable findings on the basis of state-of-the-art methods and best available data, and presents these findings in an accessible manner. This book will appeal to researchers, policy makers and graduate students in the area of sociology, political science, psychology and economics.

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Sharing Lives- Front Cover; Sharing Lives; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Figures and tables; Figures; Tables; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; Questions; Theoretical reasoning and empirical evidence; Outline of the book; Chapter 2: Concepts and contexts; Generations; Solidarity and conflict; Theoretical model; Generation and state; Generation and inequality; Summary; Chapter 3: Crisis? What crisis?; Introduction; Potentials; Types; Summary; Chapter 4: Contact: Staying in touch; Introduction; Research and hypotheses; Explaining contact; Summary.

Chapter 5: Conflict: Quarrels and fights?Introduction; Research and hypotheses; Explaining conflict; Summary; Chapter 6: Space: Living together; Introduction; Research and hypotheses; Explaining space; Summary; Chapter 7: Money: Financial support; Introduction; Research and hypotheses; Explaining money; Summary; Chapter 8: Time: Who helps, who cares?; Introduction; Research and hypotheses; Explaining time; Summary; Chapter 9: Inheritance: To him that hath; Introduction; Research and hypotheses; Explaining inheritance; Summary; Chapter 10: Conclusions; Sharing lives.

Education, income, gender, migration, countryOpportunity, need, family, society; Connections; Generation and state; Generation and inequality; Appendix: Data; Survey, sample, statistics; Cases, variables, analyses; References; Index.

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