nmm 22 4500 ICPSR22100 MiAaI m f a u cr mn mmmmuuuu 130525s2008 miu f a eng d (MiAaI)ICPSR22100 MiAaI MiAaI Longitudinal Study of Generations, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997, 2000 [California] [electronic resource] Vern L. Bengtson 2009-05-12 Ann Arbor, Mich. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor] 2008 ICPSR 22100 Numeric Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2013-05-25. AVAILABLE. This study is freely available to the general public. Also available as downloadable files. The Longitudinal Study of Generations (LSOG), initiated in 1971, began as a survey of intergenerational relations among 300 three-generation California families with grandparents (then in their sixties), middle-aged parents (then in their early forties), and grandchildren (then aged 15 to 26). The study broadened in 1991 and now includes a fourth generation, the great-grandchildren of these same families. The LSOG, with a fully elaborated generation-sequential design, allows comparisons of sets of aging parents and children at the same stage of life but during different historical periods. These comparisons make possible the investigation of the effects of social change on inter-generational solidarity or conflict across 35 years and four generations, as well as the effects of social change on the ability of families to buffer stressful life transitions (e.g., aging, divorce and remarriage, higher female labor force participation, changes in work and the economy, and possible weakening of family norms of obligation), and the effects of social change on the transmission of values, resources, and behaviors across generations. The study also examines how intergenerational relationships influence individuals' well-being as they transition across the life course from early, to middle, to late adulthood. The LSOG contains information on family structure, household composition, affectual solidarity and conflict, values, attitudes, behaviors, role importance, marital relationships, health and fitness, mental health and well-being, caregiving, leisure activities, and life events and concerns. Demographic variables include age, sex, income, employment status, marital status, socioeconomic history, education, religion, ethnicity, and military service. With the addition of Wave 7, in 2000, this collection supercedes LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF GENERATIONS, 1971, 1985, 1988, 1991, 1994, 1997: [CALIFORNIA] (ICPSR 4076). Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22100.v2 activities of daily living icpsr aging icpsr caregivers icpsr children icpsr death icpsr drug use icpsr education icpsr employment icpsr ethnicity icpsr family history icpsr generations icpsr grandchildren icpsr grandparents icpsr household composition icpsr institutional care icpsr intergenerational relations icpsr interpersonal relations icpsr life satisfaction icpsr marital status icpsr mental health icpsr military service icpsr parents icpsr physical condition icpsr political affiliation icpsr race icpsr religion icpsr self concept icpsr siblings icpsr NACDA I. Demographic Characteristics of Older Adults ICPSR XVII.H. Social Institutions and Behavior, Family and Gender DSDR IX. NIA Supported Studies ICPSR XVII.D. Social Institutions and Behavior, Age and the Life Cycle NACDA III. Economic Characteristics of Older Adults AHRQMCC I. Multiple Chronic Conditions NACDA II. Social Characteristics of Older Adults NACDA V. Physical Health and Functioning of Older Adults Bengtson, Vern L. University of Southern California-Los Angeles Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research. ICPSR (Series) Access restricted ; authentication may be required: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22100.v2