Help to Family and Friends: Are There Gender Differences at Older Ages?

被引：94

作者：

Kahn, Joan R. ^{[1
,2
]}

McGill, Brittany S. ^{[1
,2
]}

Bianchi, Suzanne M. ^{[3
,4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[2] Univ Maryland, Maryland Populat Res Ctr, College Pk, MD 20742 USA

[3] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Dept Sociol, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

[4] Univ Calif Los Angeles, Calif Ctr Populat Res, Los Angeles, CA 90095 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY | 2011年 / 73卷 / 01期

关键词：

caregiving; gender; informal support; intergenerational support; retirement; ADULT CHILDREN; ELDERLY PARENTS; TIME; DIVORCE; RETIREMENT; RESOURCES; HOUSEWORK; TRANSFERS; SUPPORT; MONEY;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1741-3737.2010.00790.x

中图分类号：

D669 [社会生活与社会问题]; C913 [社会生活与社会问题];

学科分类号：

1204 ;

摘要：

This article uses recent data from the Wisconsin Longitudinal Study (N = 5,220) to explore gender differences in the extent to which adults in their 50s and 60s provide informal help to their adult children, elderly parents, and friends. We find that both men and women report very high levels of helping kin and nonkin alike, although women do more to assist elderly parents, and women provide much more emotional support to others than do men. Men provide more assistance than women with housework, yard work, and repairs. As they retire from the workforce, married men become significantly more involved in the care of their grandchildren, which virtually eliminates any gender difference by the time they are in their 60s.

引用

页码：77 / 92

页数：16

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