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Intergenerational Relations

Intergenerational Relations is a sociodemographic construct denoting the dynamic patterns of interaction, exchange, and mutual influence between individuals of different generations, typically within kinship networks, that shape social, economic, and emotional processes across the life course.

1.9K

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112.8K

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3K

Authors

1.1K

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2017–2026

408

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1.9K

Beyond the Nuclear Family: The Increasing Importance of Multigenerational Bonds

Vern L. Bengtson · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 2001 · 1.6K citations

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Intergenerational Solidarity in Aging Families: An Example of Formal Theory Construction

Vern L. Bengtson, Robert E. Roberts · Journal of Marriage and the Family · 1991 · 1.3K citations

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Politics across Generations: Family Transmission Reexamined

M. Kent Jennings, Laura Stoker, Jake Bowers · The Journal of Politics · 2009 · 1.1K citations

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Generations at work: managing the clash of veterans, boomers, Xers, and Nexters in your workplace

Choice Reviews Online · 2000 · 918 citations

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Intergenerational Solidarity and the Structure of Adult Child‐Parent Relationships in American Families

Merril Silverstein, Vern L. Bengtson · American Journal of Sociology · 1997 · 887 citations

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Authors

3K

  1. MS
    Merril Silverstein

    University of Southern California, United States

    40 publications · 4.4K citations

    30

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  2. VL
    Vern L. Bengtson

    University of Southern California, United States

    22 publications · 5.7K citations

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  3. PA
    Pearl A. Dykstra

    Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute, Netherlands

    21 publications · 1.2K citations

    19

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  4. AL
    Ariela Lowenstein

    University of Haifa, Israel

    14 publications · 1.1K citations

    13

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  5. KP
    Karl Pillemer

    Cornell University, United States

    12 publications · 1.7K citations

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Institutions

1.1K

  1. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    35 h-index

    68 publications

    11.4K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    24 h-index

    47 publications

    3.2K citations

  3. Netherlands Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute

    The Hague, Netherlands

    20 h-index

    31 publications

    1.6K citations

  4. Syracuse University

    Syracuse, United States

    18 h-index

    41 publications

    1.6K citations

  5. California Southern University

    Chandler, United States

    18 h-index

    27 publications

    4.4K citations

  6. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    18 h-index

    28 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    17 h-index

    21 publications

    1.1K citations

  8. Cornell University

    Ithaca, United States

    16 h-index

    27 publications

    1.9K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Marriage and the Family

    111 publications · 15.1K citations

    63

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  2. Ageing and Society

    A&S · 62 publications · 4.1K citations

    34

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  3. The Gerontologist

    45 publications · 3.4K citations

    31

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  4. Journal of Family Issues

    45 publications · 2.7K citations

    29

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  5. Journal of Intergenerational Relationships

    75 publications · 2.1K citations

    25

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