"Midlife Crises": Understanding the Changing Nature of Relationships in Middle Age Canadian Families

Karen M. Kobayashi

Social and Economic Dimensions of an Aging Population Research Papers from McMaster University

Abstract: This paper focuses on the transitions that mark middle age (e.g., the ‘empty nest’, caregiving) and are triggered by the occurrence of life events in families (e.g., adult children leaving home, care for aging parents). It is noted that home-leaving by adult children has been taking longer in recent years, and in many instances adult children return to their natal home after having left. Support for older parents is becoming a significant issue in Canada as a result of population aging. Of course, the experience of such life events as taking care of older parents varies according to individuals’ situations, and these can be quite varied. The paper therefore examines some of the diversity of mid-life families by describing patterns of separation and divorce, remarriage, same-sex relationships, and childlessness. It concludes with a discussion of the relationship between mid-life families and social policy.

Keywords: midlife; families; and intergenerational relationships (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: J12 J13 Z00 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 21 pages
Date: 2007-06
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