Gender and Material Transfers between Older Parents and Children in Ismailia, Egypt

Autor/inn/en	Yount, Kathryn M.; Cunningham, Solveig A.; Engelman, Michal; Agree, Emily M.
Titel	Gender and Material Transfers between Older Parents and Children in Ismailia, Egypt
Quelle	In: Journal of Marriage and Family, 74 (2012) 1, S.116-131 (16 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0022-2445
DOI	10.1111/j.1741-3737.2011.00881.x
Schlagwörter	Mothers; Daughters; Foreign Countries; Gender Differences; Fathers; Family Relationship; Social Change; Parent Child Relationship; Sons; Financial Support; Behavior Standards; Caregivers; Cultural Influences; Egypt + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Mother; Mutter; Daughter; Tochter; Ausland; Geschlechterkonflikt; Sozialer Wandel; Parents-child relationship; Parent-child-relation; Parent-child relationship; Eltern-Kind-Beziehung; Son; Sohn; Finanzielle Förderung; Caregiver; Carer; Betreuungsperson; Pfleger; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Ägypten
Abstract	In Egypt, kin relations have been governed by a patriarchal contract, which defines expectations for intergenerational support along gendered lines. Social changes may be disrupting these customs and bringing attention to the ways gender may influence intergenerational support in rapidly changing contexts. Using data from 4,465 parent-child dyads in Ismailia, Egypt, we examined whether intergenerational material transfers favored women over men and whether gaps in needs and endowments accounted for gender differences in transfers. Fathers gave children money and goods more often than did mothers; mothers received material transfers from children more often than did fathers. Compared to sons, daughters made transfers to parents less often and received transfers from parents more often. We found residual advantages to mothers and daughters, even adjusting for differential needs and endowments. Findings corroborate persistent norms of gender complementarity, patrilocal endogamy, and reciprocation for women's caregiving, despite changes that have threatened patriarchal rules of exchange. (Contains 4 tables.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Wiley-Blackwell. 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148. Tel: 800-835-6770; Tel: 781-388-8598; Fax: 781-388-8232; e-mail: cs-journals@wiley.com; Web site: http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10