Timonen Virpi, Conlon Catherine, Scharf Thomas, Carney Gemma
Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Eur J Ageing. 2013 Mar 4;10(3):171-179. doi: 10.1007/s10433-013-0272-x. eCollection 2013 Sep.
The relationship between class and intergenerational solidarities in the public and private spheres calls for further conceptual and theoretical development. This article discusses the findings from the first wave of a qualitative longitudinal study entitled , conducted in Ireland in 2011-2012, comprising 100 in-depth interviews with men and women across the age and socioeconomic spectrums. Constructivist grounded theory analysis of the data gives rise to the following postulates: (1) intergenerational solidarity at the family level is strongly contoured by socioeconomic status (SES); (2) intergenerational solidarity evolves as family generations observe each others' practices and adjust their expectations accordingly; (3) intergenerational solidarity within families is also shaped by the public sphere (the welfare state) that generates varying expectations and levels of solidarity regarding State supports for different age groups, again largely dependent on SES; (4) the liberal welfare state context, especially at a time of economic crisis, enhances the significance of intergenerational solidarity within families. We conclude by calling for research that is attuned to age/generation, gender class, and how these operate across the family and societal levels.
公共领域和私人领域中阶级与代际团结之间的关系需要进一步的概念和理论发展。本文讨论了一项定性纵向研究第一阶段的研究结果，该研究名为《 》，于2011年至2012年在爱尔兰进行，对不同年龄和社会经济阶层的男性和女性进行了100次深度访谈。对数据进行建构主义扎根理论分析得出以下假设：（1）家庭层面的代际团结在很大程度上由社会经济地位（SES）塑造；（2）代际团结随着家庭各代人观察彼此的行为并相应调整期望而演变；（3）家庭内部的代际团结也受到公共领域（福利国家）的影响，公共领域对国家对不同年龄组的支持产生了不同的期望和团结水平，这在很大程度上也取决于社会经济地位；（4）自由福利国家背景，尤其是在经济危机时期，增强了家庭内部代际团结的重要性。我们呼吁开展与年龄/代、性别、阶级以及它们如何在家庭和社会层面发挥作用相关的研究，以此作为结论。
