Abstract
Immigration in later life is an extremely stressful life event. When multigenerational families resettle together, elders turn to their adult children for support, while both generations face challenges of integration. Drawing on the framework of intergenerational solidarity-conflict-ambivalence, this qualitative study explores the relationships between elderly, ex-Soviet immigrants and their adult children in Israel. The findings illuminate the declining personal resources and family status of the elders, as well as their main coping strategies. Both generations try to discover a new balance among the old and new cultural expectations, reciprocity, and use of available, formal, geriatric services.
| Original language | American English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 34-50 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | Journal of Intergenerational Relationships |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 2015 |
Keywords
- Immigration
- Israel
- Multigenerational families
- Solidarity
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Social Psychology
- Archaeology
- Sociology and Political Science
- Social Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Geriatrics and Gerontology
- Life-span and Life-course Studies
