Brannen

• What is a Beanpole family

  several generations with fewer siblings ,aunts, uncles and cousins

  .it is seen as dominant family type as more people are living longer and having fewer children
• What did Brannen say about Childcare in the BeanPole Family

  .People are living longer so more families with 3 or 4 generations alive than in the past , so granparents increasingly providing informal childcare to grandparents
• What does Brannen say about the Care of grandparents in a Beanpole family

  .Adults still provide practical or emotional support for elderly parents in many families and sometimes financially

  .These family links are generally regarded as optional but have a crucial role in maintaining family cohesion
• What does Brannen say about Lone parents in beanpole family

  .intergenerational links tend to survive changes in families such as those resulting from divorce

  .they may rely more on help with childcare from grandparents than parents living with a partner does
• What does Brannen say about Intra and Intergenerational links in the Beanpole family

  .found intergenerational links were weaker
• What are Intragenerational link

  .links between family members of different generations eg grandparents and grandchildren
• What are intergenerational links

  .links between family members of the same generations eg siblings