An empirical analysis and theory construction on the relationships between elderly parents and adult children in contemporary Japan

本研究使用定量和定性的数据，检验了战后日本父母与成年子女的关系可以理解为父系关系和性别双边关系共存的假设。根据研究结果，首先，该假说得到支持。其次，这两种关系的共存阻碍了世代之间资源的顺利流动(即长期护理与继承的交换)。第三，最近成人-子女家庭性别分工的变化改变了以前的父母-成年子女关系，增加了与妻子父母的同居。

Using quantitative and qualitative data, this study examined the hypothesis that the parents-adult children relationships in the post-war Japan can be understood as the coexistence of patrilineal and gendered bilateral relationships. According to the results, first, the hypothesis is supported. Second, the coexistence of the two relationships hinders the smooth flow of resources between generations (i.e. the exchange of long-term care with inheritance). Third, the recent changes in the gendered division of labor in the adult-children’s household have altered the previous parents-adult children relationships and increased the coresidence with the wife’s parents.