ABSTRACT Since the 1990s, international social science research has made a major contribution to the evidence base on changing family forms and household structures by collecting and processing data about family composition, dissolution and reconstitution, as well as household living, working and caring arrangements. Social scientists have exploited the available data to analyse the social, economic and financial impacts of family change on relations between the generations and their implications for policy. This article explores the varied conceptual understandings of family, household and generation. It reviews international socio-demographic data that track trends in family relations and identifies the contributions of different disciplinary perspectives to the evidence base. The authors consider intergenerational relations both within families and in wider society, covering property, finances, care and value systems, in addition to public policies determining the provision of benefits, goods and services supporting family life. They highlight the challenges facing social scientists in collecting and evaluating evidence about changing intergenerational relations and in assessing policy responses. Acknowledging that many factors contribute to policy development and implementation, they conclude by recognising the extent to which governments in different societal contexts vary in their responses to apparently similar challenges.

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家庭变化，代际关系和政策含义

摘要自1990年代以来，国际社会科学研究通过收集和处理有关家庭构成，解散和重建以及家庭生活，工作和照护安排的数据，为基于不断变化的家庭形式和家庭结构的证据做出了重大贡献。社会科学家利用现有数据来分析家庭变化对几代人之间的关系及其对政策的影响的社会，经济和财务影响。本文探讨了对家庭，家庭和世代的不同概念理解。它审查了跟踪家庭关系趋势的国际社会人口统计学数据，并确定了不同学科观点对证据基础的贡献。作者考虑了家庭内部和更广泛社会中的代际关系，涉及财产，金融，照料和价值体系，以及决定提供支持家庭生活的福利，商品和服务的公共政策。它们突出了社会科学家在收集和评估有关改变世代关系的证据以及评估政策对策方面面临的挑战。他们认识到许多因素有助于政策的制定和实施，因此他们得出结论，认识到不同社会背景下的政府在应对明显相似挑战方面的变化程度。它们突出了社会科学家在收集和评估有关代际关系变化的证据以及评估政策对策方面面临的挑战。他们认识到许多因素有助于政策的制定和实施，因此他们得出结论，认识到不同社会背景下的政府在应对明显相似挑战方面的变化程度。它们突出了社会科学家在收集和评估有关代际关系变化的证据以及评估政策对策方面面临的挑战。他们认识到许多因素有助于政策的制定和实施，因此他们得出结论，认识到不同社会背景下的政府在应对明显相似挑战方面的变化程度。