Extended Family Integration Among Euro and Mexican Americans: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class

Sarkisian, Natalia; Gerena, Mariana; Gerstel, Naomi

doi:10.1111/j.1741-3737.2006.00342.x

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“…These grandparents may be more likely to have fewer resources, which may become further strained in the face of earlier morbidity. Non-Hispanic black and Hispanic grandparents are more likely to provide in-kind transfers, such as childcare and practical support, than nonHispanic white grandparents (Sarkisian and Gerstel 2004;Sarkisian et al 2007), and earlier declining health of these grandparents may reduce their ability to contribute to younger generations earlier than white and more highly educated grandparents.…”

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Healthy Grandparenthood: How Long Is It, and How Has It Changed?

Margolis

Wright

2017

Demography

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Healthy grandparenthood represents the period of overlap during which grandparents and grandchildren can build relationships, and grandparents can make intergenerational transfers to younger kin. The health of grandparents has important implications for upward and downward intergenerational transfers within kinship networks in aging societies. Although the length of grandparenthood is determined by fertility and mortality patterns, the amount of time spent as a healthy grandparent is also affected by morbidity. In this study, we estimate the length of healthy grandparenthood for the first time. Using U.S. and Canadian data, we examine changes in the length of healthy grandparenthood during years when grandparenthood was postponed, health improved, and mortality declined. We also examine variation in healthy grandparenthood by education and race/ethnicity within the United States. Our findings show that the period of healthy grandparenthood is becoming longer because of improvements in health and mortality, which more than offset delays in grandparenthood. Important variation exists within the United States by race/ethnicity and education, which has important implications for family relationships and transfers.

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Healthy Grandparenthood: How Long Is It, and How Has It Changed?

Margolis

Wright

2017

Demography

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“…The findings of a study on battered Mexican women show that participants perceive family, friends, and other informal support sources as more accessible than formal support (Fawcett et al,1999). Another study comparing Mexican-American and Anglo extended family integration found that the former group reported higher rates of closeness and informal support from their families (Sarkisian, Gerena, & Gerstel, 2007).…”

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confidence: 96%

Ethics and Cultural Competence in Research with Battered Immigrant Latina Women

Silva-Martínez

Murty

2011

Journal of Ethnic And Cultural Diversity in Social Work

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This article addresses key issues in ethical andculturally competent research with battered immigrant Latinas. The discussion centers on the importance of having an understanding of the realities of the population studied in a research project as well as a commitment to engage in partnership and collaboration with the communities the participants represent. The objective of this article is to conceptualize how domestic violence should be assessed with underserved populations such as battered immigrant women. We illustrate this approach with examples from ethnographic research on immigrant Latina women experiencing domestic violence in the United States and from oral history research conducted in Mexico.

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“…Actual and perceived parental support for young adults depends on children’s needs and social roles and parent characteristics and resources (Fingerman et al 2009; Mazelis and Mykyta 2011; Sarkisian, Gerena, and Gerstel 2007; Swartz et al 2011), and these factors may be associated with immigrant status and racial/ethnic identity. We discuss the prior literature on parental support for young adult children generally, before turning to specific considerations in immigrant and minority families.…”

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Parent-Child Relationships at the Transition to Adulthood: A Comparison of Black, Hispanic, and White Immigrant and Native-Born Youth

Hardie

Seltzer

2016

Social Forces

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Parents play a key role in launching their children into adulthood. Differences in the resources they provide their children have implications for perpetuating patterns of family inequality. Using data on 6,962 young adults included in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997, we examine differences in the support parents provide to young adult children by immigrant status and race/ethnicity and whether and how those differences are explained by parent resources and young adult resources and roles. Immigrant status and race/ethnicity are associated with patterns of support in complex ways. We find that racial/ethnic and immigrant disparities in perceptions of support, financial support, and receiving advice from parents about education or employment are explained by family socioeconomic resources. Group differences in whether young adults say they would turn to a parent for advice and coresidence persist after accounting for these factors, however. Young adult resources and roles also shape parental support of young adults in the transition to adulthood, but taking account of these characteristics does not explain immigrant and racial/ethnic group differences. Our findings highlight the need to consider both race/ethnicity and immigrant status to understand family relationships and sources of support.

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Extended Family Integration Among Euro and Mexican Americans: Ethnicity, Gender, and Class

Cited by 118 publications

References 33 publications

Healthy Grandparenthood: How Long Is It, and How Has It Changed?

Healthy Grandparenthood: How Long Is It, and How Has It Changed?

Ethics and Cultural Competence in Research with Battered Immigrant Latina Women

Parent-Child Relationships at the Transition to Adulthood: A Comparison of Black, Hispanic, and White Immigrant and Native-Born Youth

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