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Title: The Social Production of Intergenerational Exchange: The Value of Social Capital

Citation Type: Conference Paper

Publication Year: 2005

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Abstract: The population of the United States is aging. Because of this demographic shift, discussion of social support is leading many scholars to discussion of patterns of intergenerational giving. This paper adds to this discussion by fusing it with discussions of social capital and the production of collective goods. Using Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM), logistic regressions elucidate the value of various forms of social capital by how increases in such commodities increase the chance of receiving intergenerational support. Furthermore, the concept of saturationhow much of any social capital commodity exists within a familial groupis used to explain variation in value across families. Intergenerational exchange is found to be a collective good produced by individual family members investments in social capital. This relationship is shown to be one that acceleratesi.e. the more saturated social capital is within a family the more a single unit increase affects the chances of help.

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Authors: Hedberg, Eric C.

Conference Name: American Sociological Association

Publisher Location: Philadelphia, PA

Data Collections: IPUMS CPS

Topics: Family and Marriage, Other

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