BACKGROUND It is of significance to look into the intergenerational transmission of risk behaviour to explain the disparity of health. Our paper contributes to the literature by providing evidence in the context of China, focusing on smoking behaviour. METHODS This paper studies the intergenerational transmission of smoking in the context of China using a nationally representative dataset - t...

Can the rise in obesity among children be attributed to the intergenerational transmission of parental influences? Does this trend affect the influence of parent's socioeconomic status on obesity? This paper documents evidence of an emerging social gradient of obesity in pre-school children resulting from a combination of both socio-economic status and less intensive childcare associated with m...

The Cerontological Society of America A demonstration intergenerational service-learning model was developed to improve the well-being of elderly nursing home residents. The model involved collaboration of four community agencies and integration of students' learning about aging with visits to the elderly. Ten college students visited 20 elderly nursing home residents and interacted with them s...

Community gardens are heterogeneous environments that integrate environmental restoration, community activism, social interactions, cultural expression, and food security. As such, they provide a context for learning that addresses multiple societal goals, including a populace that is scientifically literate, practices environmental stewardship, and participates in civic life. Several theories ...

The empirical literature on intergenerational income mobility in the United States has focused predominantly on sons. This paper partly redresses that imbalance by using data from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics to investigate intergenerational mobility among daughters. We find that intergenerational transmission of income status is somewhat weaker for daughters than for sons, but is still q...

Few intergenerational programs have focused on virtual learning. This paper explores the impact that a learning program had primary school students and older adults at residential aged care home. study reports findings from single case design involving interactions across two sites, consisting of (n = 41), teachers 2), principal 1), plus elders 9) staff 4) an Questionnaires were completed by al...