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PARENTCHILD RELATIONS IN EAST AND WEST GERMANY SHORTLY AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL

PARENTCHILD RELATIONS IN EAST AND WEST GERMANY SHORTLY AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL This paper addresses the perceived closeness of the relation between East and West German adult children and their parents who no longer live in the same household. The empirical analyses are based on the German SocioEconomic Panel GSOEP. They show that East German family relations are closer than West German relations. Regarding the causes for closer or weaker relations for East and West Germans there are both similarities and differences. For example, the empirical analyses indicate differences regarding the importance of standard of living, birth cohort, and religion. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy Emerald Publishing

PARENTCHILD RELATIONS IN EAST AND WEST GERMANY SHORTLY AFTER THE FALL OF THE WALL

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Publisher
Emerald Publishing
Copyright
Copyright © Emerald Group Publishing Limited
ISSN
0144-333X
DOI
10.1108/eb013286
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Abstract

This paper addresses the perceived closeness of the relation between East and West German adult children and their parents who no longer live in the same household. The empirical analyses are based on the German SocioEconomic Panel GSOEP. They show that East German family relations are closer than West German relations. Regarding the causes for closer or weaker relations for East and West Germans there are both similarities and differences. For example, the empirical analyses indicate differences regarding the importance of standard of living, birth cohort, and religion.

Journal

International Journal of Sociology and Social PolicyEmerald Publishing

Published: Dec 1, 1996

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