Sara Eldén
saraelden.bsky.social
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...
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.
www.svd.se
August 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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
June 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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
May 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM