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Intergenerational Coresidence of the Japanese Elderly: Are Cultural Norms Proactive or Reactive?

Takagi, Emiko, Silverstein, Merril·2006·Research on Aging
DOI 10.1177/0164027506287788
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Relatively high prevalence of coresidence between older parents and adult children in Japan is generally interpreted as a structural manifestation of traditional family norms; however, recent socioeconomic changes in Japan have called this into question. This study analyzes national data from older people in Japan to examine the reciprocal relationship between two types of inter-generational coresidence and normative beliefs about traditional stem-family living arrangements. Two-stage least squares regression analysis reveals that coresidence with married children and traditional normative beliefs mutually reinforces each other, whereas coresidence with unmarried children strengthens normative beliefs, but not vice versa. The authors argue that the composition of multigenerational households of older people in Japan is shifting toward a type where instrumental concerns of both generations take precedence over traditional cultural ideology. Traditional norms still motivate the formation of stem-family households but are also used to justify instrumentally driven living arrangements with single children.

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  • Even in cultures with high levels of familism, socioeconomic factors play a large role in determining the likelihood of adult children residing with their parents.

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Authors
Takagi, E., & Silverstein, M.
Affiliations
University of Southern California (US)
ORCID
Venue
Research on Aging
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Published
2006-07
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
473-492
ISSN
  • 0164-0275 (ISSN-L)
  • 1552-7573
DOI
10.1177/0164027506287788
OpenAlex
W1963672986
Cited by
76
References
38
Citations by year
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FWCI
9.29
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
journals.sagepub.com/page/policies/text-and-data-mining-license (tdm)
Locations
Research on Aging (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving
  • Social Sciences › Demography › Family Dynamics and Relationships
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues
Keywords
intergenerational co-residence, multigenerational families, normative beliefs, married children, unmarried children, only children, Japanese older adults, family structure change

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