Abstract
Using data from the 1988 Mainichi Newspapers/Nihon University National Family Survey, we analyzed the living arrangements and attitudes toward inheritance of Japanese aged 60 and over. Logit analysis indicates that living arrangements are influenced by gender, age, marital status, education, urban residence, and number of living children. Log-linear modeling of inheritance attitudes shows that living with married children, lower educational attainment, and living in a traditionally agricultural area are associated with favoring bequests to eldest sons, as opposed to bequests to all children equally or to whoever takes care of the elderly person. The results are consistent with modernization theory of gerontology and convergence theory of family sociology in that elderly persons with more 'modern' characteristics are more likely to depart from prewar ideals of living with married children and preferring bequests to eldest sons only.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journals of Gerontology |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| Publication status | Published - 1992 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Living arrangements of elderly Japanese and attitudes toward inheritance. / Tsuya, Noriko; Martin, L. G.
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T1 - Living arrangements of elderly Japanese and attitudes toward inheritance
AU - Tsuya, Noriko
AU - Martin, L. G.
PY - 1992
Y1 - 1992
N2 - Using data from the 1988 Mainichi Newspapers/Nihon University National Family Survey, we analyzed the living arrangements and attitudes toward inheritance of Japanese aged 60 and over. Logit analysis indicates that living arrangements are influenced by gender, age, marital status, education, urban residence, and number of living children. Log-linear modeling of inheritance attitudes shows that living with married children, lower educational attainment, and living in a traditionally agricultural area are associated with favoring bequests to eldest sons, as opposed to bequests to all children equally or to whoever takes care of the elderly person. The results are consistent with modernization theory of gerontology and convergence theory of family sociology in that elderly persons with more 'modern' characteristics are more likely to depart from prewar ideals of living with married children and preferring bequests to eldest sons only.
AB - Using data from the 1988 Mainichi Newspapers/Nihon University National Family Survey, we analyzed the living arrangements and attitudes toward inheritance of Japanese aged 60 and over. Logit analysis indicates that living arrangements are influenced by gender, age, marital status, education, urban residence, and number of living children. Log-linear modeling of inheritance attitudes shows that living with married children, lower educational attainment, and living in a traditionally agricultural area are associated with favoring bequests to eldest sons, as opposed to bequests to all children equally or to whoever takes care of the elderly person. The results are consistent with modernization theory of gerontology and convergence theory of family sociology in that elderly persons with more 'modern' characteristics are more likely to depart from prewar ideals of living with married children and preferring bequests to eldest sons only.
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VL - 47
JO - Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
JF - Journal of Gerontology: Social Sciences
SN - 0022-1422
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