Do Religious Children Care More and Provide More Care for Older Parents? A Study of Filial Norms and Behaviors across Five Nations

Oded Stark

EconStor Open Access Articles and Book Chapters, 2010, vol. 41, issue 4, 629-631

Abstract: We propose an explanation for the provision of attention and care to aged parents; we suggest a reason why the presence of young children could support rather than inhibit the provision of this care; and we provide an explanation as to why daughters are more often observed to provide attention and care to parents than sons.

Keywords: Intergenerational transfers; Provision of attention and care to aged parents; The demonstration effect; The presence of young children supports the provision of care to parents; Inculcating values in children; Daughters’ provision of attention and care to parents (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A14 D10 I30 J13 J14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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DOI: 10.3138/jcfs.41.4.629

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