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Assumptions are often made
about how population ageing on the macro level has altered generational structures
of families at the micro level.
The purpose of this paper
is to increase the awareness of challenges and potential pitfalls in bridging
the two levels. To highlight these issues, two common claims found in the literature
are questioned and discussed: that increased life expectancy leads to more multigenerational
family structures and that reduced fertility means fewer children to care for
frail parents.
To illustrate, we use population
statistics and survey data from selected countries.
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