Rachel MargolisDepartment of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Department of Sociology, University of Western Ontario, Canada.
Demographic change and aging without family: a global perspective
Vieillir sans famille dans un contexte d’évolution démographique : perspectives mondiales
Rachel Margolis, Ashton M. Verdery
Some older adults do not have spouses or biological children, i.e. the types of family members who are most likely to provide help in case of need. Rachel Margolis and Ashton M. Verdery discuss the demographic causes,
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Caregiving: there’s more than meets the eye
Prestation de soins aux proches : des situations plus complexes qu’il n’y paraît
Sarah E. Patterson, Rachel Margolis
Women are more likely to provide care to multiple family members or friends simultaneously at most ages throughout the life course except at the very oldest ages when gender differences decrease and men are slightly more likely to provide care.
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Healthy grandparenthood: how long is it, and how has it changed?
La santé des grands-parents : combien d’années en bonne santé, et quelles évolutions ?
Rachel Margolis, Laura Wright
In North America, grandparents live for longer now than in the past, and spend more years in good health, despite being older. However, Rachel Margolis and Laura Wright also find that less educated, Hispanic, and Black Americans spend less time as healthy grandparents
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