Sara Eldén
@saraelden.bsky.social
Sociologist, professor at Malmö University
@svenskadagbladet1.bsky.social has a lovely article on intergenerational care today and I get to talk about our research, published in
@thesociologicalreview.org
www.svd.se/a/al0ng5/ann...
@thesociologicalreview.org
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När svaret blev ”ert val att skaffa barn” brast det
Annas föräldrar vill finnas där för henne och barnbarnen – men vill också resa och njuta av pensionen. Denna dragkamp är en växande trend bland dagens mor- och farföräldrar, menar forskare.
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August 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
@svenskadagbladet1.bsky.social has a lovely article on intergenerational care today and I get to talk about our research, published in
@thesociologicalreview.org
www.svd.se/a/al0ng5/ann...
@thesociologicalreview.org
www.svd.se/a/al0ng5/ann...
Reposted by Sara Eldén
Has the growth of Sweden’s welfare state led to a weakening of its intergenerational ties?
@saraelden.bsky.social @mau.se on critiques of the individualisation thesis, grandparent-grandchild relationships and the idea of the “relational person”.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/2CGoV2s
@saraelden.bsky.social @mau.se on critiques of the individualisation thesis, grandparent-grandchild relationships and the idea of the “relational person”.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/2CGoV2s
June 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Has the growth of Sweden’s welfare state led to a weakening of its intergenerational ties?
@saraelden.bsky.social @mau.se on critiques of the individualisation thesis, grandparent-grandchild relationships and the idea of the “relational person”.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/2CGoV2s
@saraelden.bsky.social @mau.se on critiques of the individualisation thesis, grandparent-grandchild relationships and the idea of the “relational person”.
#OpenAccess in the journal buff.ly/2CGoV2s
If we begin from a concept of care that genuinely considers relational and sentient dimensions, then we must also rethink dominant narratives of decline in intergenerational engagements - especially within strong welfare states like Sweden. Read more about that in this open access article 📰
“Many people say that grandchildren are life’s dessert, and I think it’s better than that. They’re a three-course luxury meal. They add very much.” – Åke, Sweden
@saraelden.bsky.social @mau.se explores the growing importance of grandparent-grandchild relations.
#OpenAccess buff.ly/2CGoV2s
@saraelden.bsky.social @mau.se explores the growing importance of grandparent-grandchild relations.
#OpenAccess buff.ly/2CGoV2s
May 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
If we begin from a concept of care that genuinely considers relational and sentient dimensions, then we must also rethink dominant narratives of decline in intergenerational engagements - especially within strong welfare states like Sweden. Read more about that in this open access article 📰