ABSTRACT

Introduction This chapter reports on findings from the Living Together project, focusing especially on the experiences of individuals who lived in multigenerational households in the two Australian cities of Sydney and Brisbane. As noted in the introductory chapter, this is an often neglected area of research into multigenerational living arrangements, which has tended to focus instead on why these households live together. Understanding the experiences of multigenerational household members, however, is important because these experiences reflect the interpersonal relationships among the household members, which affect their overall wellbeing and satisfaction with their living situation.