Quashie Nekehia T
College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand,
J Cross Cult Gerontol. 2015 Jun;30(2):189-216. doi: 10.1007/s10823-015-9260-2.
This study examines the likelihood that older adults and their children in Bridgetown, Barbados engage in exchanges of financial, functional, and material support and the extent to which gender influences transfers. Data come from the 2000 Survey of Health, Well-Being and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean (SABE) of Bridgetown, Barbados N = 3876 children, representing 1135 families. Multivariate logistic regression models examine the demographic and economic situations of both older and younger cohorts that encourage or constrain intergenerational exchanges. Results confirm, as in many developing countries, a higher proportion of older Barbadians receive rather than provide support. Gender differentiation in support transfers depends on the type of support examined and the living arrangements of parents and children. Support exchanges are highly conditioned by the socioeconomic circumstances of both generations but gender stratification in the labor market does not appear to mediate support exchanges. These findings suggest some flexibility in gender systems with respect to intergenerational support within Barbado.
本研究考察了巴巴多斯布里奇顿的老年人及其子女进行经济、功能和物质支持交换的可能性，以及性别对这种支持转移的影响程度。数据来自2000年巴巴多斯布里奇顿拉丁美洲和加勒比地区健康、幸福与老龄化调查（SABE），共有3876名儿童，代表1135个家庭。多变量逻辑回归模型研究了鼓励或限制代际交换的老年和年轻群体的人口和经济状况。结果证实，与许多发展中国家一样，较高比例的巴巴多斯老年人接受支持而非提供支持。支持转移中的性别差异取决于所考察的支持类型以及父母与子女的居住安排。支持交换受到两代人社会经济状况的高度制约，但劳动力市场中的性别分层似乎并未影响支持交换。这些发现表明，在巴巴多斯，代际支持方面的性别体系具有一定灵活性。
