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http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/52/
doi:10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.52
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| Abstract Indonesian family systems do not conform to the prevailing image of Asian families, the predominant arrangements being nuclear and bilateral, with an important matrilineal minority. This paper considers the strength of family ties in two communities, focussing particularly on inter-generational flows of support to and from older members. Data are drawn from a longitudinal anthropological demography that combines ethnographic and panel survey methods. Several sources of variation in family ties are detailed, particularly the heterogeneity of support flows - balanced, upward, and downward - that co-exist in both communities. Different norms in each locale give sharply contrasting valuations of these flows. The ability of families to observe norms is influenced by the effectiveness of networks and by socio-economic status. Author's affiliation Philip Kreager Oxford University, United Kingdom Elisabeth Schröder-Butterfill University of Southampton, United Kingdom Keywords aging, anthropological demography, family ties, Indonesia, networks, socio-economic stratification, wealth flows Word count (Main text) 10252 Other articles by the same author/authors (in Demographic Research)
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