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Older people from South Asia: cross-national sample selection in India, Bangladesh and United Kingdom
- Author:
- BURHOLT Vanessa
- Journal article citation:
- Generations Review, 11(4), December 2001, pp.4-7.
- Publisher:
- British Society of Gerontology
Reports on first stages of a cross-national study which examines the impact of migration of family members on sources of help and support to older members of Gujarati, Punjabi and Sylheti families living in the United Kingdom, India and Bangladesh. Samples of people aged 55 and over were drawn from the UK and Asia. The UK sample was drawn from Gujarati, Punjabi and Sylheti elders in Birmingham via contacts established through local ethnic associations and the use of a 'snowball' technique. Looks at progress to date and discusses problems encountered in sampling the populations.
Differences over time in older people's relationships with children and siblings
- Authors:
- BURHOLT Vanessa, WENGER G. Clare
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 18(5), September 1998, pp.537-562.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
This article examines changes over 16 years in the relationship of older people with their children and siblings. Using a multivariate methodology two types of relationship are identified in a study population. Looks at the distribution of these types; explores differences between relationships with children and how the relationships change over time. Finally the policy implications of the findings are discussed.
Differences over time in older people’s relationships with children grandchildren nieces and nephews in rural North Wales
- Authors:
- WENGER Claire G., BURHOLT Vanessa
- Journal article citation:
- Ageing and Society, 21(5), September 2001, pp.567-590.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
Based on data from the Bangor Longitudinal Study of Ageing (BLSA) 1979–1999, this article examines changes over time in the intergenerational relationships of older people. The analysis uses quantitative and qualitative data to discuss changes from 1979–1999 for those respondents who survived in the community to 1999. It looks at mothers’ and fathers’ relationships with their adult children, grandmother and grandfather relationships with grandchildren and relationships between aunts and uncles with nieces and nephews. It identifies four different patterns of intergenerational relationships showing how the rural employment structure impacts on family structure, migration and support patterns.