Abstract

This study proposes reciprocity between parents and children to explain the observed matrilineal advantage in grandparent—grandchildren relationships in Europe. On the one hand, maternal grandparents look after grandchildren more than paternal grandparents do. On the other hand, daughters help their parents with personal tasks more than sons do. This advantage is stronger in the countries of Europe with lower gender equality and lower trust in others, where the traditional view of the family is more likely to prevail.

Details

Title
Reciprocity and the matrilineal advantage in European grand-parenting
Author
Brunello, Giorgio 1 ; Yamamura, Eiji 2 

 University of Padova, Padova, Italy (GRID:grid.5608.b) (ISNI:0000 0004 1757 3470) 
 Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka, Japan (GRID:grid.443473.3) (ISNI:0000 0001 2186 0294) 
Pages
397-433
Publication year
2023
Publication date
Jun 2023
Publisher
Springer Nature B.V.
ISSN
15695239
e-ISSN
15737152
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
2804866176
Copyright
© The Author(s) 2022. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.