Some of the most important issues in society today affect more than one generation of people. In this article, the authors offer a conceptual overview and integration of the research on intergenerational dilemmas-decisions that entail a tradeoff between one's own self-interest in the present and the interests of other people in the future. Intergenerational decisions are characterized by a comb...

Intergenerational Earnings Mobility and Preferences for Redistribution This paper analyzes the extent to which intergenerational upward and downward mobility in earnings are related to individuals’ preferences for redistribution. A novel survey question from the German Socio-Economic Panel Study – whether the taxes paid by unskilled workers are too high, adequate or too low – are used to elicit...

Using data on adults ages 55 and over from the second wave of the National Survey of Families and Households (NSFH-2), this study models the main and interactive effects of religious involvement and race/ethnicity on four items of attitudes towards intergenerational assistance. Results indicate that African Americans and Hispanics tend to express stronger support for intergenerational assistanc...

I N recent years, both researchers and policy makers have turned their attention to relations between the generations after children reach adulthood. New demographic realities have spurred this trend: Increases in longevity have greatly lengthened the shared lifetimes of generations, and many people can look forward to continued relationships with their parents until well into the children’s mi...

Aboriginal Australians experience trauma that is linked to continuing colonising practices in the present, and which are also reproduced throughout more than 230 years of colonisation. Intergeneration intersects with over-representation people welfare justice systems. This paper examines evidence relations between colonialising imposed on Indigenous peoples, as past present conditions leading i...

there is a long tradition in economics about the question of whether intergenerational discounting is fair or not. ramsey (1928) was the first economist that criticized the discounting and mentioned that the just rate of discounting is zero.  in this paper it was tried to calculate the just rate of discounting for iran with respect to islamic thoughts. according to islam, intergenerational just...

A large literature has measured the regression to the mean in earnings and occupational status. One conclusion of this literature is that earnings regress to the mean more rapidly than status. This paper provides a theoretical model for intergenerational mobility in both status and earnings and examines its implications empirically. We consider the theoretical implications of parental investmen...

The article aims to draw attention the importance of physical and social activity in elderly. It emphasizes need for care one’s intellectual condition. also accentuates fact that being needed family maintaining a life is crucial each senior. stresses important role Pope John Paul II fulfilled intergenerational relations. Peaceful happy aging largely dependent on making young people seniors awar...

BACKGROUND Keeping older adults healthy and active is an emerging challenge of an aging society. Despite the importance of personal relationships to their health and well-being, changes in family structure have resulted in a lower frequency of intergenerational interactions. Limited studies have been conducted to compare different interaction style of intergenerational interaction. The present ...