Changing Welfare States and the “Sandwich Generation” : Increasing Burden for the Next Generation?

The burden placed on individuals aged 40 to 59 – especially on women – by competing demands from work and both older and younger family members is often addressed using the metaphor of the “sandwich generation”. Based on a systematization of the definitions used in the literature, empirical evidenc...

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Main Author: Harald Künemund
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Linköping University Electronic Press 2006-12-01
Series:International Journal of Ageing and Later Life
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Online Access:https://journal.ep.liu.se/IJAL/article/view/1112