Abstract
The EU27 perception of Intergenerational Solidarity is one of the factors that contributed to the Declaration of 2012, European Year of Active Aging and Solidarity Between Generations. It is noteworthy from the Portuguese perception assessment (Flash Eurobarometer Intergenerational Solidarity) that young and older people do not agree easily on what is best for society and that, as older people work later, fewer jobs will be available for young people in the coming years. Portugal residents strongly agree (91%) of the lack of recognition by the State on the importance of the family’s contribution to long-term care for the elderly. The Intergenerational Solidarity (IS) model by Bengtson & Robert (1991) suggests the existence of objective and subjective aspects of the exchange of resources between parents and children, which influence family relationships. In contrast, the literature proposes that the IS study should not focus exclusively on a single dimension. Intergenerational Ambivalence (Lüscher & Pillemer, 1998) approach that represents the continuous development of the relationships between parents and children is proposed. The quantitative results of the empirical study Factors and Dynamics of Informal Caregivers of Dependent Elderly, in a perspective of Intergenerationality, a case study in Setúbal, Portugal, with 993 students (cohort 16-19 years) suggests the existence of a low perception of IS. In turn, the combination with the qualitative method (Krueger & Casey, 2009) allows us to conclude the Focus Group’s advantage to provide native digital generation insights into the motivations of future informal Baby-Boomers.
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Theme
2018 Special Focus: Aging, Health, Well-Being, and Care in a Time of Extreme Demographic Change
KEYWORDS
Caregiver, Intergenerational Solidarity,
