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Family relationships in France: The experience of older people

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The family has become an important forum for encounters between generations as segregation by age has become commonplace in social institutions. This article, drawn from a wider study of generational relationships in French society by author Claudine Attias-Donfut, examines the relationships of families comprised of three adult generations, with an eye to such pertinent issues as income, geographical proximity, and cohabitation.

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  1. Caisse Nationale D’Assurance Viellesse, 49 Rue Mirabeau, 75016, Paris, France

    Claudine Attias-Donfut (Director of Research)

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  1. Claudine Attias-Donfut
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She is the author ofLes solidarités entre générations, Nathan, 1995.

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Attias-Donfut, C. Family relationships in France: The experience of older people. Ageing Int. 24, 32–50 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12126-997-1022-1

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