Reassessing the Intergenerational Contract
Author
Summary, in English
This paper addresses the concept of an intergenerational contract. Due to its various and/or imprecise definitions, the intergenerational contract seems a vague and descriptive notion with limited analytical relevance. Is it a contract based on kinship or a contract between age groups? Does it refer to implicit and informal obligations, or explicit and formal ones as well? The author discusses the advantages and limitations of the concept by drawing upon ethnographic examples from Singapore as well as existing literature on the intergenerational contract.
Department/s
Publishing year
2013
Language
English
Pages
62-75
Publication/Series
Journal of Intergenerational Relationships
Volume
11
Issue
1
Document type
Journal article
Publisher
Taylor & Francis
Topic
- Social Work
Keywords
- intergenerational contract
- generation
- family relations
- ethnography
- Singapore.
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 1535-0770