Aging mothers and their adult daughters : a study in mixed emotions

By K. Fingerman. 2001

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The Role of Offspring and In-Laws in Grandparents’ Ties to Their Grandchildren (2004, background): “In a society where matrilineal kinship appears to hold extended families together (Fingerman, 2001a), daughtersin-law are sometimes accused of drawing sons away from their parents, particularly once they have children of their own (Nydegger, 1986).”
Capturing the Complexity of Intergenerational Relations: Exploring Ambivalence within Later-Life Families (2007, background): “…scholars are moving beyond simple models of older parent–adult child relationships to orientations and approaches that recognize the often contradictory world of the family in later life (Connidis, 2001; Fingerman, 2001; Lye, 1996; Pillemer & L¨uscher, 2004; Van Gaalen & Dykstra, 2006).”
The best of ties, the worst of ties: Close, problematic, and ambivalent social relationships (2004, background): “Studies pertaining to intergenerational relationships have successfully used direct and indirect assessments of ambivalence (Fingerman, 2001a; Pillemer & Suitor).”
Intergenerational Solidarity and Support Between Adult Siblings (2008, background): “In contrast, large differences in values between family members can be stressful (Fingerman, 2001).”
Choosing Daughters: Exploring Why Mothers Favor Adult Daughters over Sons (2006, background): “Further, unlike mothers’ relationships with sons in which there is generally a distinctive separation by adolescence, the tie between mothers and daughters remains strong across all stages of the life course (Apter 1990; Arcana 1981; Chodorow 1978; Fingerman 2001; Fingerman and Grifﬁths 1999).”