Department of Sociology and Centre on Aging, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC.
Can J Aging. 2010 Mar;29(1):85-96. doi: 10.1017/S0714980809990341.
Drawing on the intergenerational stake hypothesis (Bengtson and Kuypers, 1971), this article explores intergenerational congruence and incongruence on filial obligation, and implications for social support, between older nisei (second generation) parents and adult sansei (third generation) children in Japanese Canadian families. Using data from semi-structured interviews with 100 parent-child dyads in British Columbia, congruence on close-ended responses to value statements (degree congruence) and the content congruence of open-ended responses are examined. The findings show the majority of parent-child dyads indicate overall (both degree and content) congruence in filial obligation, especially when a parent is female, widowed, and/or has poor/fair health status. We conclude that despite markedly different historical life course experiences and acculturation processes, both generations continue to regard filial obligation as important. These findings are discussed with respect to implications for social support exchanges given a continued valuation of filial obligation in Asian post-immigrant (North American-born) and immigrant families.
本文借鉴代际利害关系假说（Bengtson 和 Kuypers，1971），探讨了日裔加拿大家庭中，老一代 nisei（第二代）父母和成年的 sansei（第三代）子女之间在孝顺义务上的代际一致性和代际非一致性，以及这对社会支持的影响。本研究使用了不列颠哥伦比亚省对 100 对父母-子女对进行半结构化访谈的数据，考察了对价值观陈述的封闭式回答的一致性（程度一致性）和开放式回答的内容一致性。研究结果表明，大多数父母-子女对在孝顺义务上表现出总体上的（程度和内容）一致性，尤其是当父母是女性、丧偶和/或健康状况较差/一般时。我们得出结论，尽管经历了截然不同的历史生活轨迹和文化适应过程，但两代人都继续认为孝顺义务很重要。这些发现考虑到亚洲后移民（北美出生）和移民家庭中对孝顺义务的持续重视，对社会支持交换的影响进行了讨论。
