ABSTRACT
The previous two chapters examined different aspects of the nature of support in the three localities of our study. As implied in the last chapter, support is provided through particular kinds of relationships that are maintained between older and younger generations. This chapter considers the extent to which intergenerational relations have changed since the baseline studies, bringing into the discussion interviews with some of the younger relatives of our respondents. These allow us to explore in greater detail changes in the relationship between older people and daughters and sons; as well nieces and nephews. We start by examining one of the central themes in the baseline studies, namely, the dominant role of ‘Mum’ within the family: to what extent had this changed since the earlier studies?
