Generational overlap: Changing demography and shared lifetimes
Presented by Marcy Carlson, Professor of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Carlson will consider how changing demographic patterns (i.e., declining/delayed fertility and longer life expectancies) shape the prevalence of generational overlap, especially for children and grandparents. Generational overlap in the form of shared lifetimes represents a fundamental condition guiding whether and how kin relationships across generations may develop and how resources may be shared – with notable variation by socioeconomic status, race/ethnicity and family complexity.
Discussants:
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Laura Tach, Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Cornell University
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Ashton M. Verdery, Harry and Elissa Sichi Early Career Professor of Sociology, Demography, and Social Data Analytics, Penn State
Agenda:
9:00-9:05 Welcome
9:05-9:55 Marcy Carlson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
9:55-10:00 - 5 minutes for brief questions
10:00-10:15 Break
10:15-10:37 Laura Tach, Cornell University
10:37-11:00 Ashton Verdery, Penn State
11:00-11:45 Open discussion and questions for all presenters
11:45-12:30 Reception for all attendees
12:45 Graduate Student & Presenters Lunch in 605 Oswald (confirmed attendees only)
Lecture Sponsors
The De Jong Lecture is supported by the Gordon F. and Caroline M. De Jong Lectureship in Social Demography Endowment, administered jointly and supplemented by the Department of Sociology and Criminology and the Population Research Institute at Penn State.
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Gordon F. De Jong is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Demography, former Director of the Graduate Program in Demography, and Senior Scientist with the Population Research Institute at Penn State. Caroline M. De Jong, a former middle school teacher, has been involved in numerous community, church, and university-related organizations including the American Association of University Women, Stay-and-Play Nursery School, Presbyterian Women, and the Centre County Board of Elections.