Physical distancing is intended to mitigate the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 virus. However, the impact of a decrease in face-to-face contacts on non-physical social contacts of older people remains unclear. In particular, we ...
A considerable proportion of older people regularly care for their grandchildren. This role in later life may subtract time and energies from participation in social activities, which are considered fundamental for active ...
Di Gessa, Giorgio; Bordone, Valeria; Arpino, Bruno(2018-04)
Grandparents have always played an important role in the Italian society and in family life;
however, little is known about the demography of grandparenthood despite dramatic global
demographic changes that are likely ...
Di Gessa, Giorgio; Bordone, Valeria; Arpino, Bruno(Springer, 2022)
Grandparents play an important role in their family’s lives. However, little is known about the demography of grandparenthood. Given dramatic recent changes in fertility, we explore the role of number of children and age ...
This work investigates the link between grandmothers’ participation in the labour market during adult life (between ages 18 and 49) and their provision of grandparental childcare later in life. Our contribution is twofold. ...
