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Intergenerational Ties in Context: Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren in China

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Chen, F., Liu, G., Mair, C. A.·2011·Social Forces

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Guided by theories and empirical research on intergenerational relationships, we examine the phenomenon of grandparents caring for grandchildren in contemporary China. Using a longitudinal dataset (China Health and Nutrition Survey), we document a high level of structural and functional solidarity in grandparent-grandchildren relationships. Intergenerational solidarity is indicated by a high rate of coresidence between grandchildren and grandparents, a sizable number of skipped-generation households (no parent present), extensive childcare involvement by non-coresidential grandparents, and a large amount of care provided by coresidential grandparents. Multivariate analysis further suggests that grandparents' childcare load is adaptive to familial needs, as reflected by the characteristics of the household, household members, and work activities of the mothers.

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Authors: Chen, F., Liu, G., & Mair, C. A.
Affiliations: University of Maryland, College Park (US)
North Carolina State University (US)
University of Maryland, Baltimore County (US)
Corresponding author: Chen, F.
ORCID: Liu, G.
Mair, C. A.
Venue: Social Forces
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
Published: 2011-12-01
Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 571-594
ISSN: 0037-7732 (ISSN-L)
1534-7605
DOI: 10.1093/sf/sor012
PMC: PMC3337769
OpenAlex: W2065101978
Cited by: 685
References: 76
Citations by year: 2026: 69 · 2025: 79 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 70 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 77 · 2020: 109 · 2019: 57 · 2018: 30 · 2017: 30 · 2016: 28 · 2015: 14 · 2014: 10 · 2013: 8
FWCI: 20.36
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Social Forces (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Maryland Shared Open Access Repository (USMAI Consortium) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Project Muse (Johns Hopkins University) (submittedVersion)
Duke Law Scholarship Repository (Duke University) (submittedVersion)
Digital Repository at the University of Maryland (University of Maryland College Park)
Funders: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (K01HD047369)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
Keywords: intergenerational ties, grandparent-grandchild relationships, grandparents caring for grandchildren, co-residence, skipped-generation households, child care, intergenerational solidarity, family structure, maternal employment, China

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